diff --git a/src/LightInject/LightInject.cs b/src/LightInject/LightInject.cs
index 28ecb3d8..a4f7bfa7 100644
--- a/src/LightInject/LightInject.cs
+++ b/src/LightInject/LightInject.cs
@@ -6590,7 +6590,7 @@ public class AssemblyLoader : IAssemblyLoader
         /// <returns>A list of assemblies based on the given <paramref name="searchPattern"/>.</returns>
         public IEnumerable<Assembly> Load(string searchPattern)
         {
-            string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(new Uri(typeof(ServiceContainer).Assembly.CodeBase).LocalPath);
+            string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(new Uri(typeof(ServiceContainer).Assembly.EscapedCodeBase).LocalPath);
             if (directory != null)
             {
                 string[] searchPatterns = searchPattern.Split('|');