diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02ca8f1c..5f311067 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ Debug/voxel_engine
 .cproject
 .project
 .git
-/Default/
\ No newline at end of file
+/Default/
+/controls.json
diff --git a/src/voxel_engine.cpp b/src/voxel_engine.cpp
index 00203474..05d82244 100644
--- a/src/voxel_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/voxel_engine.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int main() {
 		if (std::filesystem::is_regular_file(settings_file)) {
 			std::cout << "-- loading settings" << std::endl;
 			std::string content = files::read_string(settings_file);
-			toml::Reader reader(&wrapper, settings_file, content);
+			toml::Reader reader(&wrapper, settings_file.string(), content);
 			reader.read();
 		}
 		Engine engine(settings);