diff --git a/include/manager.h b/include/manager.h
index 843af32d9..13087ca70 100644
--- a/include/manager.h
+++ b/include/manager.h
@@ -69,27 +69,13 @@ class Manager
   /**
    * Read a `library.xml` and add book in the file to the library.
    *
-   * @param path The path to the `library.xml`.
+   * @param path The (utf8) path to the `library.xml`.
    * @param readOnly Set if the libray path could be overwritten latter with
    *                 updated content.
    * @return True if file has been properly parsed.
    */
   bool readFile(const std::string& path, const bool readOnly = true);
 
-  /**
-   * Read a `library.xml` and add book in the file to the library.
-   *
-   * @param nativePath The path of the `library.xml`
-   * @param UTF8Path The utf8 version (?) of the path. Also the path where the
-   *                 library will be writen i readOnly is False.
-   * @param readOnly Set if the libray path could be overwritten latter with
-   *                 updated content.
-   * @return True if file has been properly parsed.
-   */
-  bool readFile(const std::string& nativePath,
-                const std::string& UTF8Path,
-                const bool readOnly = true);
-
   /**
    * Load a library content store in the string.
    *
diff --git a/include/tools/pathTools.h b/include/tools/pathTools.h
index 19c843321..37ab6fd2b 100644
--- a/include/tools/pathTools.h
+++ b/include/tools/pathTools.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+std::string WideToUtf8(const std::wstring& wstr);
+std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const std::string& str);
+#endif
 bool isRelativePath(const std::string& path);
 std::string computeAbsolutePath(const std::string& path, const std::string& relativePath);
 std::string computeRelativePath(const std::string& path, const std::string& absolutePath);
diff --git a/src/manager.cpp b/src/manager.cpp
index 7ff386d7c..cf2534856 100644
--- a/src/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/manager.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "manager.h"
 
+#include "tools/pathTools.h"
+
 #include <pugixml.hpp>
 
 namespace kiwix
@@ -135,20 +137,18 @@ bool Manager::readOpds(const std::string& content, const std::string& urlHost)
 }
 
 bool Manager::readFile(const std::string& path, const bool readOnly)
-{
-  return this->readFile(path, path, readOnly);
-}
-
-bool Manager::readFile(const std::string& nativePath,
-                       const std::string& UTF8Path,
-                       const bool readOnly)
 {
   bool retVal = true;
   pugi::xml_document doc;
-  pugi::xml_parse_result result = doc.load_file(nativePath.c_str());
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  pugi::xml_parse_result result = doc.load_file(Utf8ToWide(path).c_str());
+#else
+  pugi::xml_parse_result result = doc.load_file(path.c_str());
+#endif
 
   if (result) {
-    this->parseXmlDom(doc, readOnly, UTF8Path);
+    this->parseXmlDom(doc, readOnly, path);
   } else {
     retVal = false;
   }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bool Manager::readFile(const std::string& nativePath,
    * able to know where to save the library if new content are
    * available */
   if (!readOnly) {
-    this->writableLibraryPath = UTF8Path;
+    this->writableLibraryPath = path;
   }
 
   return retVal;