diff --git a/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legoanimationmanager.cpp b/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legoanimationmanager.cpp
index c9c4a9ec..d4dda2e5 100644
--- a/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legoanimationmanager.cpp
+++ b/LEGO1/lego/legoomni/src/common/legoanimationmanager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "viewmanager/viewmanager.h"
 
 #include <SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h>
+#include <SDL3/SDL_messagebox.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <vec.h>
@@ -640,6 +641,8 @@ MxResult LegoAnimationManager::LoadWorldInfo(LegoOmni::World p_worldId)
 		}
 
 		strcat(path, filename);
+		MxString::MapPathToFilesystem(path);
+
 		SDL_PathInfo pathInfo;
 
 		if (!SDL_GetPathInfo(path, &pathInfo) || pathInfo.type != SDL_PATHTYPE_FILE) {
@@ -650,8 +653,17 @@ MxResult LegoAnimationManager::LoadWorldInfo(LegoOmni::World p_worldId)
 			}
 
 			strcat(path, filename);
+			MxString::MapPathToFilesystem(path);
 
 			if (!SDL_GetPathInfo(path, &pathInfo) || pathInfo.type != SDL_PATHTYPE_FILE) {
+				char buffer[256];
+				SDL_snprintf(
+					buffer,
+					sizeof(buffer),
+					"\"LEGO® Island\" failed to load %s.\nPlease make sure this file is available on HD/CD.",
+					filename
+				);
+				SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "LEGO® Island Error", buffer, NULL);
 				goto done;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.cpp b/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.cpp
index 3ddcbf0c..45105d0a 100644
--- a/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.cpp
+++ b/LEGO1/lego/sources/misc/legostorage.cpp
@@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ LegoResult LegoFile::Open(const char* p_name, LegoU32 p_mode)
 	path.MapPathToFilesystem();
 
 	if (!(m_file = SDL_IOFromFile(path.GetData(), mode))) {
-		char buffer[256];
-		SDL_snprintf(
-			buffer,
-			sizeof(buffer),
-			"\"LEGO® Island\" failed to load %s.\nPlease make sure this file is available on HD/CD.",
-			path.GetData()
-		);
-		SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "LEGO® Island Error", buffer, NULL);
 		return FAILURE;
 	}
 	return SUCCESS;