diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20a44a9f..fa6fba55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 - [#633](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/633): Fix custom taxonomy used as single value
 - [#634](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/634): Fix public folder processing in case of Hexo
 - [#635](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/635): Fix UI themes make some links hard to discover or see
-- [#636](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/636): Fix UI themes make some links hard to discover or see
+- [#636](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/636): Fix media browser lightbox background color
+- [#641](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/641): Fix file parsing of the localization file
+
 
 ## [9.0.0] - 2023-08-21 - [Release notes](https://beta.frontmatter.codes/updates/v9.0.0)
 
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index a1ae8b92..c828c50c 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { COMMAND_NAME, TelemetryEvent } from './constants';
 import { MarkdownFoldingProvider } from './providers/MarkdownFoldingProvider';
 import { TagType } from './panelWebView/TagType';
 import { PanelProvider } from './panelWebView/PanelProvider';
-import { DashboardSettings, debounceCallback, Logger, Settings as SettingsHelper } from './helpers';
+import { DashboardSettings, debounceCallback, Logger, parseWinPath, Settings as SettingsHelper } from './helpers';
 import ContentProvider from './providers/ContentProvider';
 import { PagesListener } from './listeners/dashboard';
 import { DataListener, SettingsListener } from './listeners/panel';
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   StatusListener,
   Chatbot
 } from './commands';
+import { join } from 'path';
 
 let frontMatterStatusBar: vscode.StatusBarItem;
 let statusDebouncer: { (fnc: any, time: number): void };
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   // Make sure the EN language file is loaded
   if (!vscode.l10n.uri) {
     l10n.config({
-      fsPath: vscode.Uri.parse(`${extensionPath}/l10n/bundle.l10n.json`).fsPath
+      fsPath: vscode.Uri.file(join(parseWinPath(extensionPath), `/l10n/bundle.l10n.json`)).fsPath
     });
   } else {
     l10n.config({
diff --git a/src/utils/getLocalizationFile.ts b/src/utils/getLocalizationFile.ts
index 29c8019f..48406ced 100644
--- a/src/utils/getLocalizationFile.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getLocalizationFile.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { Uri, l10n } from 'vscode';
-import { Extension, Logger } from '../helpers';
+import { Extension, Logger, parseWinPath } from '../helpers';
 import { readFileAsync } from './readFileAsync';
+import { join } from 'path';
 
 export const getLocalizationFile = async () => {
   try {
     const localeFilePath =
       l10n.uri?.fsPath ||
-      Uri.parse(`${Extension.getInstance().extensionPath}/l10n/bundle.l10n.json`).fsPath;
+      Uri.file(join(parseWinPath(Extension.getInstance().extensionPath.fsPath), `/l10n/bundle.l10n.json`)).fsPath;
 
     const fileContents = await readFileAsync(localeFilePath, 'utf-8');
     return fileContents;