diff --git a/packages/services/src/Domain/HomeServer/HomeServerService.ts b/packages/services/src/Domain/HomeServer/HomeServerService.ts
index 09a4503cfdf..2d6b434fe1d 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/Domain/HomeServer/HomeServerService.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/Domain/HomeServer/HomeServerService.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { RawStorageKey } from '../Storage/StorageKeys'
 import { HomeServerServiceInterface } from './HomeServerServiceInterface'
 import { HomeServerEnvironmentConfiguration } from './HomeServerEnvironmentConfiguration'
 import { HomeServerStatus } from './HomeServerStatus'
+import { Platform } from '@standardnotes/models'
 
 export class HomeServerService
   extends AbstractService
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export class HomeServerService
 
   constructor(
     private desktopDevice: DesktopDeviceInterface,
+    private platform: Platform,
     protected override internalEventBus: InternalEventBusInterface,
   ) {
     super(internalEventBus)
@@ -173,7 +175,8 @@ export class HomeServerService
       if (!documentsDirectory) {
         return
       }
-      location = `${documentsDirectory}/${this.HOME_SERVER_DATA_DIRECTORY_NAME}`
+      const separator = this.platform === Platform.WindowsDesktop ? '\\' : '/'
+      location = `${documentsDirectory}${separator}${this.HOME_SERVER_DATA_DIRECTORY_NAME}`
     }
 
     await this.desktopDevice.setRawStorageValue(RawStorageKey.HomeServerDataLocation, location)
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts
index a9f15520a1f..ea5345ce3c9 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ export class Dependencies {
 
       return new HomeServerService(
         this.get<DesktopDeviceInterface>(TYPES.DeviceInterface),
+        this.options.platform,
         this.get<InternalEventBus>(TYPES.InternalEventBus),
       )
     })