diff --git a/photos_api.py b/photos_api.py
index b464449..dc84e4a 100644
--- a/photos_api.py
+++ b/photos_api.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-from os import makedirs, sep
+from os import makedirs, path
 from modules.app import app
 from modules.utils import *
 from modules.scheduler import scheduler
 from modules.extensions_loader import dynamic_import_from_src
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 
-makedirs(f"data{sep}users", exist_ok=True)
+makedirs(path.join("data", "users"), exist_ok=True)
 
 
 @app.get("/favicon.ico", response_class=FileResponse, include_in_schema=False)