diff --git a/main/astrodatagui/db/StarsDB.py b/main/astrodatagui/db/StarsDB.py
index 48219bd..c0ef1cb 100644
--- a/main/astrodatagui/db/StarsDB.py
+++ b/main/astrodatagui/db/StarsDB.py
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class StarDB():
          SET spType = "-"
          WHERE spType IS NULL
             OR length(spType) = 0;""")
+        self.dbCursor.execute("""UPDATE stars
+         SET filename = replace(filename, '\\', '/')
+         WHERE filename LIKE '%\\%';""")
+
 
     def insertDefaultValues(self):
         sources = ["TESS", "Kepler", "K2"]