diff --git a/CHANGELOG.MD b/CHANGELOG.MD
index 585b5b5d0..859906519 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.2.18-rc6] - 2024-02-19
+
+### Changed
+
+- Added another check for parsing paths for when a parent_path for the file browser is reported as "path\path"
+
 ## [3.2.18-rc5] - 2024-02-16
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 15098efe9..21011f888 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2.18-rc5
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.18-rc6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mythic-docker/src/utils/utils.go b/mythic-docker/src/utils/utils.go
index afc365163..31ba354e3 100644
--- a/mythic-docker/src/utils/utils.go
+++ b/mythic-docker/src/utils/utils.go
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ func SplitFilePathGetHost(parentPath string, currentPath string, additionalPaths
 		} else if strings.Contains(currentPath, "/") {
 			returnedPathInfo.PathSeparator = "/"
 		} else {
-			// unable to determine, so assuming parent path is windodws
+			// unable to determine, so assuming parent path is windows
 			returnedPathInfo.PathSeparator = "\\"
 		}
 	} else {
-		err := errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("invalid absolute path format: %s", parentPath))
-		return returnedPathInfo, err
+		// treat this as if this is a windows path with this being the name of an unknown share
+		returnedPathInfo.PathSeparator = "\\"
+		stringSplit := strings.Split(parentPath, "\\")
+		returnedPathInfo.PathPieces = append(stringSplit[:], returnedPathInfo.PathPieces...)
 	}
 	// remove potential blank spots from pathPieces
 	if SliceContains(returnedPathInfo.PathPieces, "") {