diff --git a/engines/lab/lab.cpp b/engines/lab/lab.cpp
index 0f2f2dd4766..053d94a8de8 100644
--- a/engines/lab/lab.cpp
+++ b/engines/lab/lab.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ LabEngine::LabEngine(OSystem *syst, const ADGameDescription *gameDesc)
 		_highPalette[i] = 0;
 	_introPlaying = false;
 
-	const Common::FSNode gameDataDir(ConfMan.get("path"));
+	const Common::FSNode gameDataDir(ConfMan.getPath("path"));
 	SearchMan.addSubDirectoryMatching(gameDataDir, "game", 0, 4);
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/lab/resource.cpp b/engines/lab/resource.cpp
index 2ba6206ce61..261e0ca8e35 100644
--- a/engines/lab/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/lab/resource.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void Resource::readViews(uint16 roomNum) {
 	delete dataFile;
 }
 
-Common::String Resource::translateFileName(const Common::String filename) {
+Common::Path Resource::translateFileName(const Common::String &filename) {
 	Common::String upperFilename;
 
 	// The DOS and Windows version aren't looking for the right file,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Common::String Resource::translateFileName(const Common::String filename) {
 
 	fileNameStrFinal += upperFilename;
 
-	return fileNameStrFinal;
+	return Common::Path(fileNameStrFinal);
 }
 
 Common::File *Resource::openDataFile(const Common::String filename, uint32 fileHeader) {
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ Common::File *Resource::openDataFile(const Common::String filename, uint32 fileH
 			delete dataFile;
 			return nullptr;
 		} else
-			error("openDataFile: Couldn't open %s (%s)", translateFileName(filename).c_str(), filename.c_str());
+			error("openDataFile: Couldn't open %s (%s)", translateFileName(filename).toString().c_str(), filename.c_str());
 	}
 	if (fileHeader > 0) {
 		uint32 headerTag = dataFile->readUint32BE();
 		if (headerTag != fileHeader) {
 			dataFile->close();
-			error("openDataFile: Unexpected header in %s (%s) - expected: %d, got: %d", translateFileName(filename).c_str(), filename.c_str(), fileHeader, headerTag);
+			error("openDataFile: Unexpected header in %s (%s) - expected: %d, got: %d", translateFileName(filename).toString().c_str(), filename.c_str(), fileHeader, headerTag);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/lab/resource.h b/engines/lab/resource.h
index cd03bb1afdb..b5dfa0ad34d 100644
--- a/engines/lab/resource.h
+++ b/engines/lab/resource.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private:
 	void readCloseUps(uint16 depth, Common::File *file, CloseDataList &close);
 	void readView(Common::File *file, ViewDataList &view);
 	void readStaticText();
-	Common::String translateFileName(const Common::String filename);
+	Common::Path translateFileName(const Common::String &filename);
 
 	Common::String _staticText[48];
 };