diff --git a/commands_test.go b/commands_test.go
index 8efe05b3..f9a71b8d 100644
--- a/commands_test.go
+++ b/commands_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -279,7 +280,12 @@ func TestReadCmd_ErrorUnreadableFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to unknown file")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	var expectedOutput string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: The system cannot find the file specified.`
+	} else {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	}
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }
 
@@ -493,7 +499,12 @@ func TestPrefixCmd_ErrorUnreadableFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to unknown file")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	var expectedOutput string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: The system cannot find the file specified.`
+	} else {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	}
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }
 
@@ -693,7 +704,12 @@ func TestWriteCmd_ErrorUnreadableFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to unknown file")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	var expectedOutput string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: The system cannot find the file specified.`
+	} else {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	}
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }
 
@@ -1019,7 +1035,12 @@ func TestMergeCmd_ErrorUnreadableFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.Error == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected command to fail due to unknown file")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `Error updating document at index 0: open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	var expectedOutput string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		expectedOutput = `Error updating document at index 0: open fake-unknown: The system cannot find the file specified.`
+	} else {
+		expectedOutput = `Error updating document at index 0: open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	}
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, result.Error.Error())
 }
 
diff --git a/yq.go b/yq.go
index eca4e0a0..59adb652 100644
--- a/yq.go
+++ b/yq.go
@@ -462,11 +462,11 @@ func readAndUpdate(stdOut io.Writer, inputFile string, updateData updateDataFn)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = tempFile.Chmod(info.Mode())
+		destinationName = tempFile.Name()
+		err = os.Chmod(destinationName, info.Mode())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		destinationName = tempFile.Name()
 		destination = tempFile
 		defer func() {
 			safelyCloseFile(tempFile)
diff --git a/yq_test.go b/yq_test.go
index 72d672e1..0701c8e0 100644
--- a/yq_test.go
+++ b/yq_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ func TestNewYaml_WithUnknownScript(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected error due to unknown file")
 	}
-	expectedOutput := `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	var expectedOutput string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: The system cannot find the file specified.`
+	} else {
+		expectedOutput = `open fake-unknown: no such file or directory`
+	}
 	assertResult(t, expectedOutput, err.Error())
 }