diff --git a/lokrez/__init__.py b/lokrez/__init__.py
index 53f6e3a..9b67506 100644
--- a/lokrez/__init__.py
+++ b/lokrez/__init__.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def main():
         # Initialize PLAYERSKINS db
         log.debug("loading playerskins db from '{}'" \
                 .format(args.playerskinsdb))
-        with open(args.playerskinsdb, "r") as f:
+        with args.playerskinsdb.open("r") as f:
             smashgg.PLAYERSKINS = json.load(f)
 
         #
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def main():
                         "{}.lkrz".format(tournament.slug)
                         )
 
-            with open(str(args.lkrz_file), "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
+            with args.lkrz_file.open("w", encoding="utf8") as f:
                 f.write(lkrz_data)
 
         # Default outfile is 'tournament-slug.svg'
@@ -275,13 +275,18 @@ def main():
                     )
 
         # Build the context which will be passed to the template
+        try:
+            dir_res_ssbu = args.imgdir.as_uri() # not absolute => error
+        except ValueError:
+            dir_res_ssbu = args.imgdir.as_posix()
+
         context = {
                 "tournament": tournament.clean_name(args.name_seo_delimiter),
                 "players" : sorted(
                     top_players.values(),
                     key = lambda p: p.placement,
                     ),
-                "dir_res_ssbu": args.imgdir.as_posix(),
+                "dir_res_ssbu": dir_res_ssbu,
                 }
 
         rv = export.generate_outfile(
diff --git a/lokrez/export.py b/lokrez/export.py
index e03915b..9bc0fd7 100644
--- a/lokrez/export.py
+++ b/lokrez/export.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def generate_outfile(
                                 )
                 import subprocess
 
-                jj2_tpl.stream(context).dump( tmpsvg )
+                jj2_tpl.stream(context).dump( tmpsvg.name )
 
                 inkscape_process = subprocess.Popen(
                         [
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def generate_outfile(
 
             except Exception as e:
                 log.warning("Failed to export with inkscape")
-                log.debug(e)
+                log.debug(e, exc_info=True)
 
     # To png, pdf or ps with cairosvg
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lokrez/resources.py b/lokrez/resources.py
index 0f1e263..12ca506 100644
--- a/lokrez/resources.py
+++ b/lokrez/resources.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import io
-import os
+import pathlib
 import sys
 import zipfile
 
@@ -53,37 +53,50 @@ def download_res_ssbu(dstdir, proxy = None, log=None):
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Download stock icons
-    log.info("Downloading stock icons...")
+    log.warning("Downloading stock icons...")
     fstocks = download_file(stock_icons_url, proxy = proxy)
     zfstocks = zipfile.ZipFile(fstocks)
 
     # Iter over each character
     for character in EVERYONE:
-        log.info("Downloading images for {}...".format(character.name))
+        log.warning("Downloading images for {}...".format(character.name))
 
         # Create directory for this character
-        chardir = os.path.join(
-                dstdir,
-                character.name,
-                )
+        chardir = dstdir / character.name
+
         try:
-            os.mkdir( chardir )
+            chardir.mkdir()
 
         except FileExistsError:
-            log.warning(
+            log.info(
                     "Directory already exists for {}".format(character.name)
                     )
                 
-            if os.listdir( chardir ):
+            try:
+                next(chardir.iterdir())
                 log.warning(
                         "Directory not empty for {}, skipping" \
                                 .format(character.name)
                         )
                 continue
+            except StopIteration:
+                log.info(
+                        "Directory empty, downloading",
+                        )
 
         # Download urls & write image files
         for url in character.spritersurls:
-            f = download_file(url, proxy = proxy)
+            try:
+                f = download_file(url, proxy = proxy)
+            except Exception as e:
+                try:
+                    log.warning("Download failed ({}), retrying".format(e))
+                    f = download_file(url, proxy = proxy)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    log.error("Download failed({})".format(e))
+                    log.debug(e, exc_info = True)
+                    continue
+
             with zipfile.ZipFile(f) as zfchar:
                 for zf in [zfchar,zfstocks]:
                     for source_filename in zf.namelist():
@@ -91,13 +104,15 @@ def download_res_ssbu(dstdir, proxy = None, log=None):
                         if "No Gamma Fix" in source_filename:
                             continue
 
-                        if os.path.basename(source_filename) in ["","Tag.txt"]:
-                            continue
-
                         if character.codename not in source_filename:
                             continue
 
-                        target_filename = os.path.basename(source_filename)
+                        target_filename = pathlib.Path(source_filename).name
+
+                        if target_filename in ["","Tag.txt"]:
+                            continue
+
+                        target_filename = pathlib.Path(source_filename).name
 
                         target_filename = target_filename.replace(
                                 character.codename,
@@ -106,12 +121,9 @@ def download_res_ssbu(dstdir, proxy = None, log=None):
 
                         log.debug("Writing file '{}'".format(target_filename))
 
-                        target_filename = os.path.join(
-                                chardir,
-                                target_filename,
-                                )
+                        target_filename = chardir / target_filename
 
-                        with open(target_filename, "wb") as tf:
+                        with open(str(target_filename), "wb") as tf:
                             tf.write(zf.read(source_filename))
 
 # =============================================================================
diff --git a/lokrez/smashgg.py b/lokrez/smashgg.py
index 276b3bc..994ecf1 100644
--- a/lokrez/smashgg.py
+++ b/lokrez/smashgg.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import os, os.path
+import pathlib
 
 import requests
 
@@ -175,23 +176,20 @@ def run_query(
         variables = {},
         token = "",
         proxy = None,
-        query_dir = "queries",
+        query_dir = pathlib.Path("queries"),
         query_extension = "gql",
         api_url = API_URL,
         log = None,
         ):
 
     # Load query
-    query_path = os.path.join(
-            query_dir,
-            "{}.{}".format(
-                query_name,
-                query_extension,
-                )
+    query_path = query_dir / "{}.{}".format(
+            query_name,
+            query_extension,
             )
     query  = ""
 
-    with open(query_path, 'r') as query_file:
+    with query_path.open("r") as query_file:
         query = query_file.read()
 
     # Build payload