diff --git a/setup_main_tex_file.py b/setup_main_tex_file.py
index b0ffe7d..cceb23a 100755
--- a/setup_main_tex_file.py
+++ b/setup_main_tex_file.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ def escape_tex(value):
 
 def normalize_branch(args):
     if 'master' in args:
-        return path.join('xelatex', path.dirname(args.master).replace('/', ''))
+        return path.join('xelatex', path.dirname(args.master))
     elif 'directory' in args:
-        return path.join('xelatex', args.directory.replace('/', ''))
+        return path.join('xelatex', args.directory)
     else:
         raise Exception('No sufficient information to create branch')