diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ce0ad15..57f3c463 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ use rhai::Engine;
 
 let mut engine = Engine::new();
 
-let ast = engine.compile_file("hello_world.rhai")?;
+let ast = engine.compile_file("hello_world.rhai".into()).unwrap();
 ```
 
 Rhai also allows you to work _backwards_ from the other direction - i.e. calling a Rhai-scripted function from Rust.
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index cf03125f..919e6460 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::{
     any::{type_name, TypeId},
     fs::File,
     io::prelude::*,
+    path::PathBuf,
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@ impl<'e> Engine<'e> {
         parse(&mut tokens_stream.peekable(), self.optimize)
     }
 
-    fn read_file(filename: &str) -> Result<String, EvalAltResult> {
-        let mut f = File::open(filename)
-            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorReadingScriptFile(filename.into(), err))?;
+    fn read_file(path: PathBuf) -> Result<String, EvalAltResult> {
+        let mut f = File::open(path.clone())
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorReadingScriptFile(path.clone(), err))?;
 
         let mut contents = String::new();
 
@@ -116,14 +117,14 @@ impl<'e> Engine<'e> {
     }
 
     /// Compile a file into an AST.
-    pub fn compile_file(&self, filename: &str) -> Result<AST, EvalAltResult> {
-        Self::read_file(filename)
+    pub fn compile_file(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<AST, EvalAltResult> {
+        Self::read_file(path)
             .and_then(|contents| self.compile(&contents).map_err(|err| err.into()))
     }
 
     /// Evaluate a file.
-    pub fn eval_file<T: Any + Clone>(&mut self, filename: &str) -> Result<T, EvalAltResult> {
-        Self::read_file(filename).and_then(|contents| self.eval::<T>(&contents))
+    pub fn eval_file<T: Any + Clone>(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<T, EvalAltResult> {
+        Self::read_file(path).and_then(|contents| self.eval::<T>(&contents))
     }
 
     /// Evaluate a string.
@@ -206,17 +207,10 @@ impl<'e> Engine<'e> {
     ///        and not cleared from run to run.
     pub fn consume_file(
         &mut self,
-        filename: &str,
+        path: PathBuf,
         retain_functions: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), EvalAltResult> {
-        let mut f = File::open(filename)
-            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorReadingScriptFile(filename.into(), err))?;
-
-        let mut contents = String::new();
-
-        f.read_to_string(&mut contents)
-            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorReadingScriptFile(filename.into(), err))
-            .and_then(|_| self.consume(&contents, retain_functions))
+        Self::read_file(path).and_then(|_| self.consume(&contents, retain_functions))
     }
 
     /// Evaluate a string, but throw away the result and only return error (if any).
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cc043e7e..0c4bb048 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 //!
 //!     engine.register_fn("compute_something", compute_something);
 //!
-//!     assert_eq!(engine.eval_file::<bool>("my_script.rhai")?, true);
+//!     assert_eq!(engine.eval_file::<bool>("my_script.rhai".into())?, true);
 //!
 //!     Ok(())
 //! }
diff --git a/src/result.rs b/src/result.rs
index e0bb3734..c37a7a4a 100644
--- a/src/result.rs
+++ b/src/result.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::any::Dynamic;
 use crate::error::ParseError;
 use crate::parser::{Position, INT};
 
-use std::{error::Error, fmt};
+use std::{error::Error, fmt, path::PathBuf};
 
 /// Evaluation result.
 ///
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub enum EvalAltResult {
     /// Wrapped value is the type of the actual result.
     ErrorMismatchOutputType(String, Position),
     /// Error reading from a script file. Wrapped value is the path of the script file.
-    ErrorReadingScriptFile(String, std::io::Error),
+    ErrorReadingScriptFile(PathBuf, std::io::Error),
     /// Inappropriate member access.
     ErrorDotExpr(String, Position),
     /// Arithmetic error encountered. Wrapped value is the error message.
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for EvalAltResult {
             }
             Self::LoopBreak => write!(f, "{}", desc),
             Self::Return(_, pos) => write!(f, "{} ({})", desc, pos),
-            Self::ErrorReadingScriptFile(filename, err) => {
-                write!(f, "{} '{}': {}", desc, filename, err)
+            Self::ErrorReadingScriptFile(path, err) => {
+                write!(f, "{} '{}': {}", desc, path.display(), err)
             }
             Self::ErrorParsing(p) => write!(f, "Syntax error: {}", p),
             Self::ErrorFunctionArgsMismatch(fun, 0, n, pos) => write!(