diff --git a/src/config/rt/core.rs b/src/config/rt/core.rs
index e67c2583..4e8aef69 100644
--- a/src/config/rt/core.rs
+++ b/src/config/rt/core.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ impl RtcCore {
 
         let trunk_version = config.trunk_version.clone();
 
-        let working_directory = working_directory
-            .canonicalize()
+        let working_directory = dunce::canonicalize(&working_directory)
             .with_context(|| format!("unable to canonicalize '{}'", working_directory.display()))?;
 
         let dist =
diff --git a/src/hooks.rs b/src/hooks.rs
index f8ac4f96..a62519c5 100644
--- a/src/hooks.rs
+++ b/src/hooks.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,9 @@ pub fn spawn_hooks(cfg: Arc<RtcBuild>, stage: PipelineStage) -> HookHandles {
         .filter(|hook_cfg| hook_cfg.stage == stage)
         .map(|hook_cfg| {
             let mut command = Command::new(hook_cfg.command());
-            let current_dir = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-                dunce::simplified(&cfg.core.working_directory)
-            } else {
-                cfg.core.working_directory.as_path()
-            };
 
             command
-                .current_dir(current_dir)
+                .current_dir(&cfg.core.working_directory)
                 .args(hook_cfg.command_arguments())
                 .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
                 .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
diff --git a/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs b/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs
index 08d48c46..e74a9d14 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs
+++ b/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs
@@ -111,16 +111,11 @@ impl TailwindCss {
         let rel_path = common::strip_prefix(&self.asset.path);
         tracing::debug!(path = ?rel_path, "compiling tailwind css");
 
-        let current_dir = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-            dunce::simplified(&self.cfg.core.working_directory)
-        } else {
-            self.cfg.core.working_directory.as_path()
-        };
         common::run_command(
             Application::TailwindCss.name(),
             &tailwind,
             &args,
-            current_dir,
+            &self.cfg.core.working_directory,
         )
         .await?;