diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs
index f8ec280f8..0c1c03e62 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, UntaggedValue, Signature};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use std::ffi::OsString;
 
 pub struct Autoenv;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Allowed {
-    pub dirs: IndexMap<String, String>,
+    pub dirs: IndexMap<OsString, String>,
 }
 #[async_trait]
 impl WholeStreamCommand for Autoenv {
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs
index 3b2c20ad6..ef80fc655 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use nu_protocol::SyntaxShape;
 use nu_protocol::{Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Signature, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::{collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher, fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher, ffi::OsStr, fs, path::PathBuf};
 pub struct AutoenvTrust;
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvTrust {
             Some(Value {
                 value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(ref path)),
                 tag: _,
-            }) => path.clone(),
-            _ => std::env::current_dir()?.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            }) => PathBuf::from(path),
+            _ => std::env::current_dir()?,
         };
 
         let mut env_file_to_allow = dir_to_allow.clone();
-        env_file_to_allow.push_str("/.nu-env");
+        env_file_to_allow.push(".nu-env");
         let content = std::fs::read_to_string(env_file_to_allow)?;
         let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
         content.hash(&mut hasher);
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvTrust {
         });
         allowed
             .dirs
-            .insert(dir_to_allow, hasher.finish().to_string());
+            .insert(dir_to_allow.as_os_str(), hasher.finish().to_string());
 
         fs::write(config_path, toml::to_string(&allowed).unwrap())
             .expect("Couldn't write to toml file");
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_untrust.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_untrust.rs
index 139bf2281..252e78b0c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_untrust.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_untrust.rs
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvUnTrust {
             Some(Value {
                 value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(ref path)),
                 tag: _,
-            }) => path.clone(),
-            _ => std::env::current_dir()?.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            }) => PathBuf::from(path),
+            _ => std::env::current_dir()?,
         };
+
         let config_path = config::default_path_for(&Some(PathBuf::from("nu-env.toml")))?;
 
         let mut file = match std::fs::OpenOptions::new()