diff --git a/spine-godot/spine_godot/SpineAtlasResource.cpp b/spine-godot/spine_godot/SpineAtlasResource.cpp
index 9ae73db0b..e3d9e4ffe 100644
--- a/spine-godot/spine_godot/SpineAtlasResource.cpp
+++ b/spine-godot/spine_godot/SpineAtlasResource.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ public:
 
 	void load(spine::AtlasPage &page, const spine::String &path) override {
 		Error error = OK;
-		String fixed_path = String(path.buffer());
+		String fixed_path;
+		fixed_path.parse_utf8(path.buffer());
 		bool is_resource = fix_path(fixed_path);
 
 		import_image_resource(fixed_path);
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 #endif
 		if (error != OK || !texture.is_valid()) {
-			ERR_PRINT(vformat("Can't load texture: \"%s\"", String(path.buffer())));
+			ERR_PRINT(vformat("Can't load texture: \"%s\"", fixed_path));
 			auto renderer_object = memnew(SpineRendererObject);
 			renderer_object->texture = Ref<Texture>(nullptr);
 			renderer_object->normal_map = Ref<Texture>(nullptr);