diff --git a/framework/pym/play/commands/intellij.py b/framework/pym/play/commands/intellij.py
index 4c61e9c7d6..2ac28acc62 100644
--- a/framework/pym/play/commands/intellij.py
+++ b/framework/pym/play/commands/intellij.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def execute(**kargs):
     shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(play_env["basedir"], 'resources/idea/imlTemplate.xml'), imlFile)
     cpXML = ""
 
+    playHome = play_env["basedir"].replace('\\', '/')
     playHomeAlternative = app.toRelative(playHome).replace('\\', '/')
     if playHomeAlternative[0:2] == "..":
         playHome = "$MODULE_DIR$/" + playHomeAlternative