diff --git a/packages/generators/src/app/index.ts b/packages/generators/src/app/index.ts
index cc31075cc9..2aabc1beb6 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/app/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { sep, dirname } from 'path'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { prompt, runGenerators, fromFile, copyFiles, toFile } from '@featherscloud/pinion'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import {
   FeathersBaseContext,
   FeathersAppInfo,
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { generate as connectionGenerator, prompts as connectionPrompts } from '../connection/index.js'
 
 // Set __dirname in es module
-const __dirname = dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname)
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 
 export interface AppGeneratorData extends FeathersAppInfo {
   /**
diff --git a/packages/generators/src/authentication/index.ts b/packages/generators/src/authentication/index.ts
index 1ce1fa042f..12cea73aa2 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/authentication/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/authentication/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { dirname } from 'path'
 import { runGenerators, prompt } from '@featherscloud/pinion'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import {
   addVersions,
   checkPreconditions,
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { generate as serviceGenerator, ServiceGeneratorContext } from '../service/index.js'
 
 // Set __dirname in es module
-const __dirname = dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname)
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 
 export interface AuthenticationGeneratorContext extends ServiceGeneratorContext {
   service: string
diff --git a/packages/generators/src/commons.ts b/packages/generators/src/commons.ts
index 2f75b377fc..9a284f36fb 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/commons.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/commons.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import {
 import ts from 'typescript'
 import prettier, { Options as PrettierOptions } from 'prettier'
 import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 
 // Set __dirname in es module
-const __dirname = dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname)
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 
 export const { version } = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json')).toString())
 
diff --git a/packages/generators/src/connection/index.ts b/packages/generators/src/connection/index.ts
index 43ab705556..faffdd6d14 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/connection/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/connection/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { dirname } from 'path'
 import { runGenerator, prompt, mergeJSON, toFile, when } from '@featherscloud/pinion'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import {
   install,
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '../commons.js'
 
 // Set __dirname in es module
-const __dirname = dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname)
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 
 export interface ConnectionGeneratorContext extends FeathersBaseContext {
   name?: string
diff --git a/packages/generators/src/hook/index.ts b/packages/generators/src/hook/index.ts
index c96b50696a..fb4976b5ef 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/hook/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/hook/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { dirname } from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import { prompt, runGenerators } from '@featherscloud/pinion'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import { checkPreconditions, FeathersBaseContext, initializeBaseContext } from '../commons.js'
 
 // Set __dirname in es module
-const __dirname = dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname)
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 
 export interface HookGeneratorContext extends FeathersBaseContext {
   name: string
diff --git a/packages/generators/src/service/index.ts b/packages/generators/src/service/index.ts
index fa7b8f4536..f3268fde5b 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/service/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/service/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { dirname } from 'path'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import { runGenerator, runGenerators, prompt } from '@featherscloud/pinion'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 
-// Set __dirname in es module
-const __dirname = dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname)
-
 import {
   checkPreconditions,
   DATABASE_TYPES,
@@ -15,6 +13,9 @@ import {
   initializeBaseContext
 } from '../commons.js'
 
+// Set __dirname in es module
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+
 export interface ServiceGeneratorContext extends FeathersBaseContext {
   /**
    * The chosen service name