diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/Repository.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/Repository.java
index d388f67..0bf83ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/Repository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/Repository.java
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ public String getArtifactLocation(String groupId, String artifactId) {
         var separator = "/";
         var result = new StringBuilder();
         if (isLocal()) {
-            separator = File.separator;
+            if (isWindowsLocation()) {
+                separator = File.separator;
+            }
             if (location().startsWith("file://")) {
                 result.append(location().substring("file://".length()));
             } else {
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/dependencies/TestRepository.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/dependencies/TestRepository.java
index a5892ae..a89ec7c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/dependencies/TestRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/dependencies/TestRepository.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 package rife.bld.dependencies;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS;
 import rife.ioc.HierarchicalProperties;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -78,11 +80,25 @@ void testArtifactLocation() {
         assertEquals("/local/repo/groupId3/artifactId3/", repository3.getArtifactLocation("groupId3", "artifactId3"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+    void testArtifactLocationWindows() {
+        var repository1 = new Repository("c:\\local\\repo");
+        assertNotNull(repository1);
+        assertEquals("c:\\local\\repo\\groupId1\\artifactId1\\", repository1.getArtifactLocation("groupId1", "artifactId1"));
+
+        var repository2 = new Repository("E:\\local\\repo");
+        assertNotNull(repository2);
+        assertEquals("E:\\local\\repo\\groupId2\\artifactId2\\", repository2.getArtifactLocation("groupId2", "artifactId2"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testIsLocal() {
         assertFalse(new Repository("http://my.repo").isLocal());
         assertTrue(new Repository("file:///local/repo").isLocal());
         assertTrue(new Repository("//local/repo").isLocal());
+        assertTrue(new Repository("c:\\local\\repo").isLocal());
+        assertTrue(new Repository("E:\\local\\repo").isLocal());
     }
 
     @Test