diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c5bace1..4bae218 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ bin/
 node_modules/
 browserstack.err
 *.log
+.idea/
diff --git a/lib/Local.js b/lib/Local.js
index 9d8d086..9876c6d 100644
--- a/lib/Local.js
+++ b/lib/Local.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function Local(){
 
       case 'binarypath':
         if(value)
-          this.binaryPath = this.sanitizePath(value);
+          this.binaryPath = value;
         break;
 
       default:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4566635..cf69218 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "browserstack-local",
-  "version": "1.5.4",
+  "version": "1.5.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99d13ae..fac4259 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "browserstack-local",
-  "version": "1.5.4",
+  "version": "1.5.5",
   "description": "Nodejs bindings for BrowserStack Local",
   "engine": "^0.10.44",
   "main": "index.js",