diff --git a/src/slic3r/Utils/PrusaConnect.cpp b/src/slic3r/Utils/PrusaConnect.cpp
index 87f367ffb5..e7e35794e1 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/Utils/PrusaConnect.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/Utils/PrusaConnect.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ bool PrusaConnectNew::init_upload(PrintHostUpload upload_data, std::string& out)
     const std::string name = get_name();
     const std::string file_size = std::to_string(size);
     const std::string access_token = GUI::wxGetApp().plater()->get_user_account()->get_access_token();
-    const std::string escaped_upload_path = escape_path_by_element(upload_data.upload_path);
-    const std::string escaped_upload_filename = escape_path_by_element(upload_data.upload_path.filename());
+    const std::string upload_path = upload_data.upload_path.generic_string();
+    const std::string upload_filename = upload_data.upload_path.filename().string();
     std::string url = GUI::format("%1%/app/users/teams/%2%/uploads", get_host(), m_team_id);
     const std::string request_body_json = GUI::format(
         "{"
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ bool PrusaConnectNew::init_upload(PrintHostUpload upload_data, std::string& out)
             "\"force\": true, "
             "\"printer_uuid\": \"%4%\""
         "}"
-        , escaped_upload_filename
+        , upload_filename
         , file_size
-        , upload_data.storage + "/" + escaped_upload_path
+        , upload_data.storage + "/" + upload_path
         , m_uuid
     );
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool PrusaConnectNew::upload(PrintHostUpload upload_data, ProgressFn progress_fn
     }
     const std::string name = get_name();
     const std::string access_token = GUI::wxGetApp().plater()->get_user_account()->get_access_token();
-    const std::string escaped_upload_path = escape_string(upload_data.storage + "/" + upload_data.upload_path.string());
+    const std::string escaped_upload_path = upload_data.storage + "/" + escape_path_by_element(upload_data.upload_path.string());
     const std::string to_print = upload_data.post_action == PrintHostPostUploadAction::StartPrint ? "true" : "false";
     const std::string to_queue = upload_data.post_action == PrintHostPostUploadAction::QueuePrint ? "true" : "false";
     std::string url = GUI::format("%1%/app/teams/%2%/files/raw?upload_id=%3%&force=true&printer_uuid=%4%&path=%5%&to_print=%6%&to_queue=%7%", get_host(), m_team_id, upload_id, m_uuid, escaped_upload_path, to_print, to_queue);