diff --git a/data/dynos.cpp.h b/data/dynos.cpp.h
index 8ab23bc89..9e267c81b 100644
--- a/data/dynos.cpp.h
+++ b/data/dynos.cpp.h
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ void Print(const char *aFmt, Args... aArgs) {
 template <typename... Args>
 void PrintConsole(const char *aFmt, Args... aArgs) {
     snprintf(gDjuiConsoleTmpBuffer, CONSOLE_MAX_TMP_BUFFER, aFmt, aArgs...);
+    sys_swap_backslashes(gDjuiConsoleTmpBuffer);
     djui_console_message_create(gDjuiConsoleTmpBuffer);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_console.h b/src/pc/djui/djui_console.h
index 0186dba49..79d39d24d 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_console.h
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_console.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct DjuiConsole {
     bool scrolling;
 };
 
-#define CONSOLE_MAX_TMP_BUFFER 256
+#define CONSOLE_MAX_TMP_BUFFER 512
 extern struct DjuiConsole* gDjuiConsole;
 extern bool gDjuiConsoleFocus;
 extern char gDjuiConsoleTmpBuffer[];
diff --git a/src/pc/loading.c b/src/pc/loading.c
index 439e36ef4..4dc8d7e25 100644
--- a/src/pc/loading.c
+++ b/src/pc/loading.c
@@ -81,13 +81,7 @@ static bool loading_screen_on_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
                 snprintf(buffer, 256, "%s...", gCurrLoadingSegment.str);
             }
 
-            // swap around the backslashes
-            bool inColor = false;
-            for (u32 i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-                if (buffer[i] == '\\' && buffer[MIN(i+1,length)] == '#') { inColor = true; }
-                if (buffer[i] == '\\' && !inColor) { buffer[i] = '/'; }
-                if (buffer[i] == '\\' && inColor && buffer[MIN(i+1,length)] != '#') { inColor = false; }
-            }
+            sys_swap_backslashes(buffer);
         }
         djui_text_set_text(sLoading->loadingDesc, buffer);
         djui_base_set_location(&sLoading->loadingDesc->base, 0, windowHeight - 250);
diff --git a/src/pc/platform.c b/src/pc/platform.c
index 8a02fc271..5a2b5675b 100644
--- a/src/pc/platform.c
+++ b/src/pc/platform.c
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ const char *sys_file_name(const char *fpath) {
     return sep + 1;
 }
 
+void sys_swap_backslashes(char* buffer) {
+    size_t length = strlen(buffer);
+    bool inColor = false;
+    for (u32 i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        if (buffer[i] == '\\' && buffer[MIN(i + 1, length)] == '#') { inColor = true; }
+        if (buffer[i] == '\\' && !inColor) { buffer[i] = '/'; }
+        if (buffer[i] == '\\' && inColor && buffer[MIN( i + 1, length)] != '#') { inColor = false; }
+    }
+}
+
 /* this calls a platform-specific impl function after forming the error message */
 
 static void sys_fatal_impl(const char *msg) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
diff --git a/src/pc/platform.h b/src/pc/platform.h
index 3ee1bdb34..2a1dc3421 100644
--- a/src/pc/platform.h
+++ b/src/pc/platform.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const char *sys_user_path(void);
 const char *sys_exe_path(void);
 const char *sys_file_extension(const char *fpath);
 const char *sys_file_name(const char *fpath);
+void sys_swap_backslashes(char* buffer);
 
 // shows an error message in some way and terminates the game
 void sys_fatal(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn));