diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 7d58ac7..3f6a529 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="script.xbmcbackup"
-    name="Backup" version="1.6.2" provider-name="robweber">
+    name="Backup" version="1.6.3" provider-name="robweber">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
     <import addon="script.module.dateutil" version="2.8.0" />
@@ -89,12 +89,14 @@
 		<screenshot>resources/images/screenshot3.jpg</screenshot>
 		<screenshot>resources/images/screenshot4.jpg</screenshot>
     </assets>
-    <news>Version 1.6.2
+    <news>Version 1.6.3
+ - fixed validatePath error (issue #166)
+Version 1.6.2
  - replaced PNG screenshots with JPG
 Version 1.6.1
  - added file transfer size to progress bar
  - progress bar now based on transfer size, not total file count
  - fixed rotate backups error - thanks @AnonTester
-   	</news>
+</news>
   </extension>
 </addon>
diff --git a/resources/lib/backup.py b/resources/lib/backup.py
index 2947b0b..925e511 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backup.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backup.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class FileManager:
             if(recurse):
                 # create all the subdirs first
                 for aDir in dirs:
-                    dirPath = xbmc.validatePath(xbmc.translatePath(directory + self.pathSep + aDir))
+                    dirPath = xbmcvfs.validatePath(xbmc.translatePath(directory + self.pathSep + aDir))
                     file_ext = aDir.split('.')[-1]
 
                     # check if directory is excluded