diff --git a/FCHost/fchost/fchost_storage.cc b/FCHost/fchost/fchost_storage.cc
index 666d9e6700f18bf25198e983b37c0b3bb1ed77b5..9ee70b298d69772378ab902ad891176b25a06af6 100644
--- a/FCHost/fchost/fchost_storage.cc
+++ b/FCHost/fchost/fchost_storage.cc
@@ -106,7 +106,15 @@ void FCHostPersistentStorage::load()
 				readbuf[entrySize + 1] = readbuf[entrySize] = 0; // null terminate
 				CefString val;
 				val.FromString16(static_cast<const char16_t*>(static_cast<const void*>(readbuf.data())));
-				storage.emplace(entry.path().filename().native(), CefV8Value::CreateString(val));
+				auto sKey = entry.path().filename().native();
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+				// put the fucking colon back in it
+				const size_t loc = sKey.find(L'#', 0);
+				if (loc != std::wstring::npos) {
+					sKey.replace(loc, static_cast<size_t>(1), L":");
+				}
+#endif
+				storage.emplace(sKey, CefV8Value::CreateString(val));
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -115,7 +123,13 @@ void FCHostPersistentStorage::load()
 fs::path FCHostPersistentStorage::get_filename(const CefString& key) const
 {
 #if defined (OS_WIN)
-	return path / key.ToWString();
+	std::wstring sKey = key.ToWString();
+	// some fool decided to use a fucking colon as a key separator for SC V3 saves...can't have that in a filename on windows...
+	const size_t loc = sKey.find(L':', 0);
+	if (loc != std::wstring::npos) {
+		sKey.replace(loc, static_cast<size_t>(1), L"#");
+	}
+	return path / sKey;
 #else
 	return path / key.ToString();
 #endif