diff --git a/docs/appendix/version_updates.md b/docs/appendix/version_updates.md
index a5f26bc..2f21997 100644
--- a/docs/appendix/version_updates.md
+++ b/docs/appendix/version_updates.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 | Version | Date | Notes |
 | ------- | ---- | ----- |
+| 0.8.2 | June 2024 | Bug fix to address fail loading of mosaics on Windows systems |
 | 0.8.1 | June 2024 | Minor modification to hillshade script to allow for MacGregor _et al._ (2024) flow-aware hillshade. Supplementary notebook available in GitHub `notebooks` directory. |
 | 0.8.0 | May 2024 | Iceberg detection now corrects for sea surface; final additions to documentation before public conda/pip release.
 | 0.7.0 | March 2024 | Minor bug fixes and more detailed docstrings to support readthedocs | 
diff --git a/src/pdemtools/__init__.py b/src/pdemtools/__init__.py
index 5e6c736..94920b4 100644
--- a/src/pdemtools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pdemtools/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 from ._accessor import DemAccessor
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.2"
 
 __all__ = ["search", "DemAccessor"]
diff --git a/src/pdemtools/load.py b/src/pdemtools/load.py
index cf66320..85071e2 100644
--- a/src/pdemtools/load.py
+++ b/src/pdemtools/load.py
@@ -219,21 +219,25 @@ def from_id(
 
     if preview == True:
         browser_prefix = "https://polargeospatialcenter.github.io/stac-browser/#/external/pgc-opendata-dems.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com"
-        preview_fpath = os.path.join(
-            browser_prefix, dataset, "strips", version, "2m", geocell, f"{dem_id}.json"
+        preview_fpath = (
+            f"{browser_prefix}/{dataset}/strips/{version}/2m/{geocell}/{dem_id}.json"
         )
         return preview_fpath
 
     # Construct DEM fpath
-    dem_fpath = os.path.join(
-        bucket, dataset, "strips", version, "2m", geocell, f"{dem_id}_dem.tif"
-    )
+    dem_fpath = f'{bucket}/{dataset}/"strips"/{version}/2m/{geocell}/{dem_id}_dem.tif'
+    # dem_fpath = os.path.join(
+    #     bucket, dataset, "strips", version, "2m", geocell, f"{dem_id}_dem.tif"
+    # )
 
     # Construct bitmask fpath, if required
     if bitmask == True:
-        bitmask_fpath = os.path.join(
-            bucket, dataset, "strips", version, "2m", geocell, f"{dem_id}_bitmask.tif"
+        bitmask_fpath = (
+            f'{bucket}/{dataset}/"strips"/{version}/2m/{geocell}/{dem_id}_bitmask.tif'
         )
+        # bitmask_fpath = os.path.join(
+        #     bucket, dataset, "strips", version, "2m", geocell, f"{dem_id}_bitmask.tif"
+        # )
     else:
         bitmask_fpath = None
 
@@ -396,6 +400,4 @@ def _aws_link(
         raise ValueError(f"Input `resolution` must be one of ['2m', '10m', '32m']")
 
     # Return appropriate filepath.
-    return os.path.join(
-        prefix, dataset, "mosaics", version, resolution, row.supertile, fname
-    )
+    return f"{prefix}/{dataset}/mosaics/{version}/{resolution}/{row.supertile}/{fname}"