diff --git a/src/core/io.hpp b/src/core/io.hpp
index 37b0b07..33f3e7d 100644
--- a/src/core/io.hpp
+++ b/src/core/io.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>     // for std::size_t
 #include <filesystem>  // for std::filesystem
-#include <stdexcept>   // for std::runtime_error
 #include <string>      // for std::string
 #include <vector>      // for std::vector
 
diff --git a/tests/test_all.cpp b/tests/test_all.cpp
index a97505a..54002bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_all.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_all.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ int test_args::paths()
         }
 
         // Store the string representation of the directory path
-        const char *fake_argv[] = {TEST_EXECUTABLE_NAME, temp_dir.get().c_str()};
+        const std::string temp_dir_str = temp_dir.get().string();
+        const char *fake_argv[] = {TEST_EXECUTABLE_NAME, temp_dir_str.c_str()};
         const core::args::Args args(2, const_cast<char **>(fake_argv));
 
         // Compare the filepaths found by Args