diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/io/file/ArtifactManagerConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/io/file/ArtifactManagerConfig.java
index 60c620b..d3c8bea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/io/file/ArtifactManagerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/io/file/ArtifactManagerConfig.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     public ArtifactManagerConfig() {
         // set defaults
         this.repositoryUrls = new String[] {
-                "file://" + System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.m2/repository",
+                "file://" + new File(System.getProperty("user.home")).toURI().getPath() + ".m2/repository",
                 "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
                 "https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots"
                 };