diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4da0c4eef7..7efbd1ba8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [0.6.5](https://github.com/Ash258/Scoop-Core/milestone/5)
 
+- **format**: Always convert forward slashes into backslashes in persist property
 - Respect `NO_JUNCTIONS` config when resolving helper utilities
     - Fallback to executable from PATH when the utility is not installed via scoop.
 
diff --git a/bin/format.ps1 b/bin/format.ps1
index 1f60115321..2b19405498 100644
--- a/bin/format.ps1
+++ b/bin/format.ps1
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ function _infoMes ($name, $mes) { Write-UserMessage -Message "${name}: $mes" -In
 function _adjustProperty ($Manifest, $Property, $ScriptBlock, [Switch] $SkipAutoupdate, [Switch] $SkipArchitecture) {
     $prop = $Manifest.$Property
     if ($prop) {
-        $Manifest.$Property = $ScriptBlock.Invoke($prop)[0]
+        $result = $ScriptBlock.Invoke($prop)
+        $result = if (($prop.Count -gt 1) -or ($result.Count -gt 1)) { $result } else { $result[0] }
+        $Manifest.$Property = $result
     }
 
     # Architecture specific
@@ -45,10 +47,11 @@ function _adjustProperty ($Manifest, $Property, $ScriptBlock, [Switch] $SkipAuto
     if (!$SkipArchitecture -and $archSpec) {
         (Get-NotePropertyEnumerator -Object $archSpec).Name | ForEach-Object {
             if ($archSpec.$_ -and $archSpec.$_.$Property) {
-                $Manifest.architecture.$_.$Property = $ScriptBlock.Invoke($archSpec.$_.$Property)
+                $result = $ScriptBlock.Invoke($archSpec.$_.$Property)
+                $result = if (($archSpec.$_.$Property.Count -gt 1) -or ($result.Count -eq 1)) { $result } else { $result[0] }
+                $Manifest.architecture.$_.$Property = $result
             }
         }
-
     }
 
     if (!$SkipAutoupdate -and $Manifest.autoupdate) {
@@ -59,6 +62,22 @@ function _adjustProperty ($Manifest, $Property, $ScriptBlock, [Switch] $SkipAuto
 }
 
 #region Formatters
+$binPersistBackslashFormatBlock = {
+    $new = @()
+    foreach ($_a in $args) {
+        if ($_a.Count -eq 1) {
+            # String
+            $new += $_a -replace '/', '\'
+        } elseif ($_a.Count -gt 1) {
+            # Array with 2 or more items
+            $_a[0] = $_a[0] -replace '/', '\'
+            $new += , $_a
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $new
+}
+
 $checkverFormatBlock = {
     $checkver = $Manifest.checkver
     if ($checkver -and ($checkver.GetType() -ne [System.String])) {
@@ -140,6 +159,10 @@ foreach ($gci in Get-ChildItem $Dir "$App.*" -File) {
 
     $manifest = _adjustProperty -Manifest $manifest -Property 'checkver' -ScriptBlock $checkverFormatBlock -SkipAutoupdate
 
+    # Backslash format
+    $manifest = _adjustProperty -Manifest $manifest -Property 'bin' -ScriptBlock $binPersistBackslashFormatBlock
+    $manifest = _adjustProperty -Manifest $manifest -Property 'persist' -ScriptBlock $binPersistBackslashFormatBlock
+
     #region Architecture properties sort
     # TODO: Extract
     foreach ($mainProp in 'architecture', 'autoupdate') {