diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6434fce..c30bd1f 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ function render(data, done) {
 
     // temporary fix for phantomjs+windows
     if (/^[a-z]\:\\/i.test(input[0])) {
-      input[0] = 'file:///' + input[0];
+      input[0] = input[0].replace(/\\/g, "/");
+      input[0] = 'file://' + input[0]; // three slash!!!
+      input[0] = encodeURI(input[0]); // for non-Engilish characters and white spaces
     }
 
     outputs.forEach(function(output) {