diff --git a/pythonExamples/reportmodule.py b/pythonExamples/reportmodule.py
index fc1c017905..3dce311a7c 100755
--- a/pythonExamples/reportmodule.py
+++ b/pythonExamples/reportmodule.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from java.lang import System
 from org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule import Case
 from org.sleuthkit.autopsy.report import GeneralReportModuleAdapter
+import os
 
 # TODO: Rename this to something more specific
 class SampleGeneralReportModule(GeneralReportModuleAdapter):
@@ -73,10 +74,10 @@ class SampleGeneralReportModule(GeneralReportModuleAdapter):
             progressBar.increment()
             
             # Write the result to the report file.
-            report = open(baseReportDir + '\\' + self.getRelativeFilePath(), 'w')
+            report = open(os.path.join(baseReportDir, self.getRelativeFilePath()), 'w')
             report.write("file count = %d" % fileCount)
             Case.getCurrentCase().addReport(report.name, "SampleGeneralReportModule", "Sample Python Report");
             report.close()
             
             progressBar.increment()
-            progressBar.complete()
\ No newline at end of file
+            progressBar.complete()