diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/Cuprate.toml b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/Cuprate.toml
index aa8031f8..0a92a178 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/Cuprate.toml
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/Cuprate.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ max_white_list_length = 1_000
 ## The size of the gray peer list, which contains peers we have not made a connection to before.
 max_gray_list_length = 5_000
 ## The folder to store the address book.
-peer_store_folder = "{cache}"
+peer_store_folder = {cache}
 ## The amount of time between address book saves.
 peer_save_period = {{ secs = 90, nanos = 0 }}
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ reader_threads = "OnePerThread"
 ## Txpool storage config.
 [storage.txpool]
 ## The txpool storage location.
-path = "{txpool}"
+path = {txpool}
 ## The database sync mode for the txpool.
 sync_mode = "Async"
 ## The maximum size of all the txs in the pool (bytes).
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ max_txpool_size = 100_000_000
 ## Blockchain storage config.
 [storage.blockchain]
 ## The blockchain storage location.
-path = "{blockchain}"
+path = {blockchain}
 ## The database sync mode for the blockchain.
 sync_mode = "Async"
diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/default.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/default.rs
index 33d9b845..09022ca8 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/config/default.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/config/default.rs
@@ -36,11 +36,19 @@ pub fn create_default_config_file(path: &Path) -> ! {
 
 /// Generates the text of the default config file.
 fn generate_config_text() -> String {
+    let toml_value_str = |t: &PathBuf| {
+        let mut value = String::new();
+
+        serde::Serialize::serialize(t, toml::ser::ValueSerializer::new(&mut value)).unwrap();
+
+        value
+    };
+
     format!(
         include_str!("Cuprate.toml"),
-        cache = CUPRATE_CACHE_DIR.to_string_lossy(),
-        txpool = CUPRATE_TXPOOL_DIR.to_string_lossy(),
-        blockchain = CUPRATE_BLOCKCHAIN_DIR.to_string_lossy()
+        cache = toml_value_str(&CUPRATE_CACHE_DIR),
+        txpool = toml_value_str(&CUPRATE_TXPOOL_DIR),
+        blockchain = toml_value_str(&CUPRATE_BLOCKCHAIN_DIR)
     )
 }
 
@@ -51,13 +59,6 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn generate_config_text_covers_all_values() {
         let text = generate_config_text();
-
-        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        {
-            let full_config = Config::default();
-            panic!("{}", toml::to_string_pretty(&full_config).unwrap());
-        }
-
         let table: toml::Table = toml::from_str(&text).unwrap();
 
         let full_config = Config::default();