diff --git a/src/NvGet.Tools.Shared/Arguments/ConsoleArgsContext.cs b/src/NvGet.Tools.Shared/Arguments/ConsoleArgsContext.cs
index b6b55d9..9405f90 100644
--- a/src/NvGet.Tools.Shared/Arguments/ConsoleArgsContext.cs
+++ b/src/NvGet.Tools.Shared/Arguments/ConsoleArgsContext.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ async Task<IEnumerable<UpdateResult>> LoadFromStreamAsync()
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					using(var jsonTextReader = new JsonTextReader(File.OpenText(inputPathOrUrl)))
+					var alignedInputPathOrUrl = inputPathOrUrl.Replace(Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar, Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
+
+					using(var jsonTextReader = new JsonTextReader(File.OpenText(alignedInputPathOrUrl)))
 					{
 						return jsonSerializer.Deserialize<IEnumerable<UpdateResult>>(jsonTextReader);
 					}