diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h
index f053df5f..ce47441b 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ struct MyRecord {
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
 
 inline auto example_com::MyRecord::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h
index fd9df17b..2d13033a 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ struct MyRecordTwo {
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
 
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h
index f014fba5..a5145be4 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ struct MyRecordTwo
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
 
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h
index fa56263d..7a6486a9 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ struct MyRecordTwo
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
 
 inline example_com::MyRecordOne::~MyRecordOne() = default;
 inline auto example_com::MyRecordOne::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);
diff --git a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h
index d43a9d1b..3b8f2ad1 100644
--- a/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h
+++ b/schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ struct MyRecordTwo {
 };
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-example_com::heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+namespace example_com {
+template <typename T> heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
 
 inline auto example_com::FieldRecordA::toYaml([[maybe_unused]] ::example_com::store_config const& config) const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::example_com::toYaml;
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ auto load_document_from_string(std::string document) -> DocumentRootType {
     return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::Load(document));
 }
 auto load_document(std::filesystem::path path) -> DocumentRootType {
-    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path));
+    return load_document_from_yaml(YAML::LoadFile(path.string()));
 }
 void store_document(DocumentRootType const& root, std::ostream& ostream, store_config config={}) {
     auto y = toYaml(root, config);