diff --git a/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm b/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm
index 49948de8598..a33123bbd7a 100644
--- a/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm
+++ b/code/modules/awaymissions/maploader/reader.dm
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ var/global/dmm_suite/preloader/_preloader = null
 			else if(copytext(trim_right,1,2) == "'")
 				trim_right = file(copytext(trim_right,2,length(trim_right)))
 
+			//Check for path
+			else if(ispath(text2path(trim_right)))
+				trim_right = text2path(trim_right)
+
 			to_return[trim_left] = trim_right
 
 		else//simple var