diff --git a/src/crud_ops.rs b/src/crud_ops.rs
index 7e03859..57cd38e 100644
--- a/src/crud_ops.rs
+++ b/src/crud_ops.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{CResult, Config, NotifyGuard, SQ, clients, dyn_connect, static_config, Request};
+use crate::{CResult, Config, NotifyGuard, SQ, clients, dyn_connect, static_config, Request, util::cstr_to_path};
 
 use object_store::{path::Path, ObjectStore};
 
@@ -174,13 +174,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn get(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { ResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
-    let path: Path = match Path::parse(path.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let path = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(path) };
     let slice = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(buffer, size) };
     let config = unsafe { & (*config) };
     match SQ.get() {
@@ -216,13 +210,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn put(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { ResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
-    let path: Path = match Path::parse(path.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let path = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(path) };
     let slice = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(buffer, size) };
     let config = unsafe { & (*config) };
     match SQ.get() {
@@ -256,13 +244,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn delete(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { ResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
-    let path: Path = match Path::parse(path.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let path = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(path) };
     let config = unsafe { & (*config) };
     match SQ.get() {
         Some(sq) => {
diff --git a/src/list.rs b/src/list.rs
index e503a25..4de74a1 100644
--- a/src/list.rs
+++ b/src/list.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{CResult, Config, NotifyGuard, SQ, RT, clients, dyn_connect, Request};
+use crate::{CResult, Config, NotifyGuard, SQ, RT, clients, dyn_connect, Request, util::cstr_to_path};
 
 use object_store::{path::Path, ObjectStore, ObjectMeta};
 
@@ -175,13 +175,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn list(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { ListResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let prefix = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(prefix) };
-    let prefix: Path = match Path::parse(prefix.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let prefix = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(prefix) };
     let config = unsafe { & (*config) };
     match SQ.get() {
         Some(sq) => {
@@ -283,13 +277,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn list_stream(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { ListStreamResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let prefix = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(prefix) };
-    let prefix: Path = match Path::parse(prefix.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let prefix = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(prefix) };
     let config = unsafe { & (*config) };
     match SQ.get() {
         Some(sq) => {
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index 1bf1b47..e6d65f8 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{CResult, Config, NotifyGuard, SQ, RT, clients, dyn_connect, static_config, Request};
-use crate::util::{size_to_ranges, Compression, with_decoder, with_encoder};
+use crate::util::{size_to_ranges, Compression, with_decoder, with_encoder, cstr_to_path};
 use crate::error::{should_retry_logic, extract_error_info, backoff_duration_for_retry};
 
 use object_store::{path::Path, ObjectStore};
@@ -222,13 +222,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn get_stream(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { GetStreamResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
-    let path: Path = match Path::parse(path.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let path = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(path) };
     let decompress = match Compression::try_from(decompress) {
         Ok(c) => c,
         Err(e) => {
@@ -536,13 +530,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn put_stream(
 ) -> CResult {
     let response = unsafe { PutStreamResponseGuard::new(response, handle) };
     let path = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(path) };
-    let path: Path = match Path::parse(path.to_str().expect("invalid utf8")) {
-        Ok(p) => p,
-        Err(e) => {
-            response.into_error(e);
-            return CResult::Error;
-        }
-    };
+    let path = unsafe{ cstr_to_path(path) };
     let compress = match Compression::try_from(compress) {
         Ok(c) => c,
         Err(e) => {
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 3d9d75b..9ec45b5 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -98,3 +98,20 @@ pub(crate) fn with_encoder(compression: Compression, writer: impl AsyncWrite + U
         }
     }
 }
+
+// Safety: This must match the layout of object_store::path::Path
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+struct RawPath {
+    raw: String,
+}
+
+// This is a workaround to create an object_store::path::Path from a String while skipping
+// validation
+pub(crate) unsafe fn cstr_to_path(cstr: &std::ffi::CStr) -> object_store::path::Path {
+    let raw_path = RawPath {
+        raw: cstr.to_str().expect("invalid utf8").to_string()
+    };
+
+    let path: object_store::path::Path = std::mem::transmute(raw_path);
+    return path;
+}