diff --git a/pelican/plugins/search/search.py b/pelican/plugins/search/search.py
index 5c2355b..bea0f0c 100644
--- a/pelican/plugins/search/search.py
+++ b/pelican/plugins/search/search.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 class SearchSettingsGenerator:
     def __init__(self, context, settings, path, theme, output_path, *null):
 
-        self.output_path = output_path
+        self.output_path = output_path.replace(os.sep, "/")
         self.context = context
         self.content = settings.get("PATH")
         self.tpages = settings.get("TEMPLATE_PAGES")