diff --git a/node/utils/common_code.js b/node/utils/common_code.js
index 359c9cfe..645a74ba 100644
--- a/node/utils/common_code.js
+++ b/node/utils/common_code.js
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 var RequireKernel = require('require-kernel/');
+var path = require('path');
 
-var CLIENT_JS_SRC = __dirname + '/../../static/js/';
-var client_require = RequireKernel.requireForPaths('file://' + CLIENT_JS_SRC);
+var CLIENT_JS_SRC = path.normalize(__dirname + '/../../static/js/');
+var client_require = RequireKernel.requireForPaths(
+    'file://' + (CLIENT_JS_SRC.charAt(0) == '/' ? '' : '/') + encodeURI(CLIENT_JS_SRC));
 
 exports.require = client_require;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c05a909a..27b2125a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                         "name": "Robin Buse" }
                      ],
   "dependencies"   : {
-                      "require-kernel"      : "1.0.2",
+                      "require-kernel"      : "1.0.3",
                       "socket.io"           : "0.8.7",
                       "ueberDB"             : "0.1.7",
                       "async"               : "0.1.15",