diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index db67bbd6c9bc..9feb7e8127ab 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "__odlint.dm"
 #include "_maps\_basemap.dm"
 #include "code\__byond_version_compat.dm"
-#include "code\__byond_version_compat.dm"
 #include "code\_compile_options.dm"
 #include "code\_experiments.dm"
 #include "code\world.dm"
diff --git a/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py b/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py
index 7721ef517e77..06db27e0a0f1 100644
--- a/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py
+++ b/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ def get_base_scanning_directory_file_list():
             file_path = file_path.strip(' "')
             # At this point, we should have the file path. So finally, prepend the DME's directory.
             file_path = includes_file.parent.joinpath(file_path)
+            file_path = pathlib.Path(file_path)
             if file_path in includes_found:
                 post_error(f"The file `{file_path}` is included multiple times.")
                 continue