diff --git a/apps/interpreter/source/main.cpp b/apps/interpreter/source/main.cpp
index d559fb2..393fcce 100644
--- a/apps/interpreter/source/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/interpreter/source/main.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <pslang/ast/statement.hpp>
 #include <pslang/ast/print.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 		try
 		{
 			filenames.push_back(argv[arg]);
-			parsed.push_back(parser::parse(argv[arg]));
+			parsed.push_back(parser::parse(filenames.back()));
 		}
 		catch (pslang::parser::parse_error const & error)
 		{
diff --git a/libs/parser/include/pslang/parser/parser.hpp b/libs/parser/include/pslang/parser/parser.hpp
index 9cb1206..6090dbb 100644
--- a/libs/parser/include/pslang/parser/parser.hpp
+++ b/libs/parser/include/pslang/parser/parser.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <pslang/ast/statement_fwd.hpp>
 
-#include <filesystem>
+#include <string_view>
 
 namespace pslang::parser
 {
 
-	ast::statement_list_ptr parse(std::filesystem::path const & file);
+	ast::statement_list_ptr parse(std::string_view path);
 
 }
diff --git a/libs/parser/source/parser.cpp b/libs/parser/source/parser.cpp
index 5e3aa2b..ecd346e 100644
--- a/libs/parser/source/parser.cpp
+++ b/libs/parser/source/parser.cpp
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@
 namespace pslang::parser
 {
 
-	ast::statement_list_ptr parse(std::filesystem::path const & file)
+	ast::statement_list_ptr parse(std::string_view path)
 	{
-		auto filename = file.string();
-
-		yyin = fopen(filename.c_str(), "r");
+		yyin = fopen(path.data(), "r");
 		if (!yyin)
 			throw std::system_error(std::make_error_code(static_cast<std::errc>(errno)));
 
-		ast::location location{filename};
+		ast::location location{path};
 		indented_statement_list result;
 		context ctx{location, result};