diff --git a/cmd/afosto/files/download.go b/cmd/afosto/files/download.go
index e1c1ca3..6c8097f 100644
--- a/cmd/afosto/files/download.go
+++ b/cmd/afosto/files/download.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/afosto/cli/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/afosto/cli/pkg/data"
 	"github.com/afosto/cli/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"github.com/gen2brain/dlgs"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func download(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -71,10 +73,25 @@ func download(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	go downloadHandler(downloadQueue, ac, source, destination, &wg)
 	logging.Log.Infof("✔ Started listing Directories`")
-	directories, err := ac.ListDirectories(source)
-	if err != nil {
+
+	b := backoff.NewExponentialBackOff()
+	b.MaxElapsedTime = time.Second * 600
+	b.MaxInterval = time.Second * 50
+
+	var directories = []string{}
+
+	if err := backoff.RetryNotify(func() error {
+		var err error
+		directories, err = ac.ListDirectories(source)
+
+		return err
+
+	}, backoff.WithMaxRetries(b, 5), func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
+		logging.Log.WithField("retrying in", duration).Warn(err)
+	}); err != nil {
 		logging.Log.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
 	logging.Log.Infof("✔ Finished listing directories`")
 
 	for _, directory := range directories {
diff --git a/cmd/afosto/files/upload.go b/cmd/afosto/files/upload.go
index 3e12d49..fbcb75a 100644
--- a/cmd/afosto/files/upload.go
+++ b/cmd/afosto/files/upload.go
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ func upload(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 				destinationPath := filepath.Dir(destination + relativePath)
 
+				//replace path for windows
+				destinationPath = strings.ReplaceAll(destinationPath, "\\", "/")
 				uploadAsPrivateFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("private")
 				signature, err := ac.GetSignature(destinationPath, "upsert", uploadAsPrivateFile)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0186b4b..84d4fd7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/afosto/cli
 go 1.13
 
 require (
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.1
 	github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible
 	github.com/flosch/pongo2/v4 v4.0.2
 	github.com/gen2brain/dlgs v0.0.0-20210406143744-f512297a108e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1648ef5..4b7b9f9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/bgentry/speakeasy v0.1.0/go.mod h1:+zsyZBPWlz7T6j88CTgSN5bM796AkVf0kBD4zp0CCIs=
 github.com/bketelsen/crypt v0.0.3-0.20200106085610-5cbc8cc4026c/go.mod h1:MKsuJmJgSg28kpZDP6UIiPt0e0Oz0kqKNGyRaWEPv84=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.1 h1:G2HAfAmvm/GcKan2oOQpBXOd2tT2G57ZnZGWa1PxPBQ=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.1/go.mod h1:scbssz8iZGpm3xbr14ovlUdkxfGXNInqkPWOWmG2CLw=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
 github.com/cockroachdb/apd v1.1.0 h1:3LFP3629v+1aKXU5Q37mxmRxX/pIu1nijXydLShEq5I=