diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx b/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx
index 125d4d93..174e758e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/assets/Paths.hx
@@ -97,13 +97,12 @@ class Paths
 		return getPath('images/$key.$ext', library);
 	}
 
-	inline static public function script(key:String, ?library:String, isAssetsPath:Bool = false) {
+	static public function script(key:String, ?library:String, isAssetsPath:Bool = false) {
 		var scriptPath = isAssetsPath ? key : getPath(key, library);
 		if (!OpenFlAssets.exists(scriptPath)) {
 			var p:String;
 			for(ex in Script.scriptExtensions) {
-				p = '$scriptPath.$ex';
-				if (OpenFlAssets.exists(p)) {
+				if (OpenFlAssets.exists(p = scriptPath + '.' + ex)) {
 					scriptPath = p;
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx
index e801f18f..9527c1b1 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/EventsData.hx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class EventsData {
 
 		for (file in Paths.getFolderContent('data/events/', true, BOTH)) {
 			if (Path.extension(file) != "json" && Path.extension(file) != "pack") continue;
-			var eventName:String = Path.withoutExtension(Path.withoutDirectory(file));
+			var eventName:String = CoolUtil.getFilename(file);
 			var fileTxt:String = Assets.getText(file);
 
 			if (Path.extension(file) == "pack") {
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx b/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx
index d286d347..ecfd6156 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/utils/CoolUtil.hx
@@ -719,6 +719,16 @@ class CoolUtil
 	@:noUsing public static inline function flxeaseFromString(mainEase:String, suffix:String)
 		return Reflect.field(FlxEase, mainEase + (mainEase == "linear" ? "" : suffix));
 
+	/*
+	 * Returns the filename of a path, without the extension.
+	 * @param path Path to get the filename from
+	 * @return Filename
+	 */
+	@:noUsing public static inline function getFilename(file:String) {
+		var file = new haxe.io.Path(file);
+		return file.file;
+	}
+
 	public static function sortAlphabetically(array:Array<String>, ?lowercase:Bool=false) {
 		array.sort(function(a1, a2):Int {
 			if(lowercase) {
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
index 7639c367..1a5ad6c6 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 	public static function getList(?mods:Bool = false):Array<String> {
 		return [
 			for (path in Paths.getFolderContent('data/characters/', true, mods ? MODS : BOTH))
-				if (Path.extension(path) == "xml") Path.withoutDirectory(Path.withoutExtension(path))
+				if (Path.extension(path) == "xml") CoolUtil.getFilename(path)
 		];
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index a4de7511..790ce116 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 					for (event in SONG.events) songEvents.pushOnce(event.name);
 
 					for (file in Paths.getFolderContent('data/events/', true, fromMods ? MODS : BOTH)) {
-						var fileName:String = Path.withoutExtension(Path.withoutDirectory(file));
+						var fileName:String = CoolUtil.getFilename(file);
 						if (EventsData.eventsList.contains(fileName) && songEvents.contains(fileName)) {
 							addScript(file);
 						}