diff --git a/src/ofxSvgElements.h b/src/ofxSvgElements.h
index 1fcc105..bc0f8f3 100755
--- a/src/ofxSvgElements.h
+++ b/src/ofxSvgElements.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class Image : public Element {
 	virtual void draw() override;
 	glm::vec2 getAnchorPointForPercent( float ax, float ay );
 	
-	std::string getFilePath() { return filepath; }
+	std::string getFilePath() { return filepath.string(); }
 	
 	void setColor( ofColor aColor ) {
 		color = aColor;
diff --git a/src/ofxSvgParser.cpp b/src/ofxSvgParser.cpp
index c151292..e2f5771 100755
--- a/src/ofxSvgParser.cpp
+++ b/src/ofxSvgParser.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bool Parser::load( of::filesystem::path aPathToSvg ) {
     ofFile mainXmlFile( aPathToSvg, ofFile::ReadOnly );
     ofBuffer tMainXmlBuffer( mainXmlFile );
     
-    svgPath     = aPathToSvg;
+    svgPath     = aPathToSvg.string();
     folderPath  = ofFilePath::getEnclosingDirectory( aPathToSvg, false );
     
     ofXml xml;
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ void Parser::_parsePath( ofXml& tnode, std::shared_ptr<Path> aSvgPath ) {
 		
 		bool bRelative = false;
 		std::vector<glm::vec3> npositions= {glm::vec3(0.f, 0.f, 0.f)};
-		std::optional<ofPath::Command::Type> ctype;
+		CssClass::Optional<ofPath::Command::Type> ctype;
 		
 		// check if we are looking for a position
 		if( cchar == 'm' || cchar == 'M' ) {