diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 543d1fa..4d1396c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1729632202,
-        "narHash": "sha256-BqWFOqG9Iuzf5wm9dyVWPeH1SPxSjCxo3inUSnYqxaQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1730853263,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Cnp2zjzaA4bYUOhM/xo9GxhgOgTHn+qNbSGu4su8RaQ=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "5a95c26209c2e136ef7da309824f562253b5fd7a",
+        "rev": "5d4d64e923ce570996c089d768710f61bde0b9d3",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1729613947,
-        "narHash": "sha256-XGOvuIPW1XRfPgHtGYXd5MAmJzZtOuwlfKDgxX5KT3s=",
+        "lastModified": 1730321837,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vK+a09qq19QNu2MlLcvN4qcRctJbqWkX7ahgPZ/+maI=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "aac86347fb5063960eccb19493e0cadcdb4205ca",
+        "rev": "746901bb8dba96d154b66492a29f5db0693dbfcc",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5c2faff..3fddbaa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ common_cpp_args = [
   '-Wno-c++98-compat-pedantic',
   '-Wno-pre-c++20-compat-pedantic',
   '-Wno-padded',
+  '-mavx2'
 ]
 
 add_project_arguments(cpp.get_supported_arguments(common_cpp_args), language: 'cpp')
diff --git a/src/util/shaders.hpp b/src/util/shaders.hpp
index f48acaf..3c33dbe 100644
--- a/src/util/shaders.hpp
+++ b/src/util/shaders.hpp
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ class ShaderCompiler {
   ) -> std::vector<u32> {
     using namespace std;
 
-    const string cacheFile = getCacheFilePath(shaderName);
+    const filesystem::path cacheFile = getCacheFilePath(shaderName);
 
     // Try loading from cache first
     vector<u32> spirvCode = loadCachedShader(cacheFile);
 
     if (!spirvCode.empty()) {
-      fmt::println("Loaded shader from cache: {}", cacheFile);
+      fmt::println("Loaded shader from cache: {}", cacheFile.string());
       return spirvCode;
     }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ShaderCompiler {
    * This function determines the appropriate directory for caching shaders
    * based on the operating system and returns the full path for the specified shader name.
    */
-  static fn getCacheFilePath(const string& shaderName) -> string {
+  static fn getCacheFilePath(const string& shaderName) -> std::filesystem::path {
     using namespace std::filesystem;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ShaderCompiler {
     if (!exists(cacheDir))
       create_directories(cacheDir); // Create the directory if it doesn't exist
 
-    return (cacheDir / (shaderName + ".spv")).string();
+    return cacheDir / (shaderName + ".spv");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ShaderCompiler {
    * This function checks if the specified cache file exists and reads its
    * contents into a vector. If the file cannot be opened, an exception is thrown.
    */
-  static fn loadCachedShader(const string& cacheFile) -> std::vector<u32> {
+  static fn loadCachedShader(const std::filesystem::path& cacheFile) -> std::vector<u32> {
     using namespace std;
 
     if (!filesystem::exists(cacheFile))
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ class ShaderCompiler {
 
     // Check if the file was successfully opened
     if (!file)
-      throw runtime_error("Failed to open cached shader file: " + cacheFile);
+      throw runtime_error("Failed to open cached shader file: " + cacheFile.string());
 
     usize       fileSize = filesystem::file_size(cacheFile);
     vector<u32> spirvCode(fileSize / sizeof(u32));
 
     // Read entire file content into the vector
     if (!file.read(bit_cast<char*>(spirvCode.data()), static_cast<streamsize>(fileSize)))
-      throw runtime_error("Failed to read cached shader file: " + cacheFile);
+      throw runtime_error("Failed to read cached shader file: " + cacheFile.string());
 
     return spirvCode;
   }