diff --git a/server.spl b/server.spl
index 80c10f6..cceeed3 100644
--- a/server.spl
+++ b/server.spl
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ func dir { | with client dir location ;
 func handle-client { | with client ;
 	client:read;
 	client:path:ends-with<".jar"> if {
-		client:path:sub<0 client:path:len 4 -> client:=path
+		def path client:path :to-bytes =path
+		path:sub<0 path:len 4 -> :to-str client:=path
 	}