diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 11d46d5..e269d28 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     error::InternalError,
     utils::{
-        calculate_descriptor_from_xprv, calculate_descriptor_from_xpub,
+        adjust_canonicalization, calculate_descriptor_from_xprv, calculate_descriptor_from_xpub,
         derive_account_xprv_from_mnemonic, get_xpub_from_xprv, load_rgb_runtime, now, setup_logger,
         RgbRuntime, LOG_FILE,
     },
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 05d414c..42dad35 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ impl From<BitcoinNetwork> for RgbNetwork {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+pub(crate) fn adjust_canonicalization<P: AsRef<Path>>(p: P) -> String {
+    p.as_ref().display().to_string()
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+pub(crate) fn adjust_canonicalization<P: AsRef<Path>>(p: P) -> String {
+    const VERBATIM_PREFIX: &str = r#"\\?\"#;
+    let p = p.as_ref().display().to_string();
+    if p.starts_with(VERBATIM_PREFIX) {
+        p[VERBATIM_PREFIX.len()..].to_string()
+    } else {
+        p
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(not(any(feature = "electrum", feature = "esplora")), allow(dead_code))]
 pub(crate) fn get_genesis_hash(bitcoin_network: &BitcoinNetwork) -> &str {
     match bitcoin_network {
diff --git a/src/wallet/offline.rs b/src/wallet/offline.rs
index 01aaeff..7a893b0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/offline.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/offline.rs
@@ -1129,7 +1129,8 @@ impl Wallet {
 
         // RGB-LIB setup
         let db_path = wallet_dir.join(RGB_LIB_DB_NAME);
-        let connection_string = format!("sqlite://{}?mode=rwc", db_path.as_path().display());
+        let display_db_path = adjust_canonicalization(db_path);
+        let connection_string = format!("sqlite:{}?mode=rwc", display_db_path);
         let mut opt = ConnectOptions::new(connection_string);
         opt.max_connections(1)
             .min_connections(0)