diff --git a/core/cautils/fileutils_test.go b/core/cautils/fileutils_test.go
index 076f79b1..69609187 100644
--- a/core/cautils/fileutils_test.go
+++ b/core/cautils/fileutils_test.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import (
 
 func onlineBoutiquePath() string {
 	o, _ := os.Getwd()
-	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(o), "../examples/online-boutique/*")
+	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(o), "..", "examples", "online-boutique")
 }
 
 func helmChartPath() string {
 	o, _ := os.Getwd()
-	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(o), "../examples/helm_chart/*")
+	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(o), "..", "examples", "helm_chart")
 }
 
 func TestListFiles(t *testing.T) {
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ func TestLoadFiles(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestListDirs(t *testing.T) {
-	dirs, _ := listDirs(strings.Replace(onlineBoutiquePath(), "*", "adservice.yaml", 1))
+	dirs, _ := listDirs(filepath.Join(onlineBoutiquePath(), "adservice.yaml"))
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(dirs))
 
-	expectedDirs := []string{"examples/helm_chart", "examples/helm_chart/templates"}
+	expectedDirs := []string{filepath.Join("examples", "helm_chart"), filepath.Join("examples", "helm_chart", "templates")}
 	dirs, _ = listDirs(helmChartPath())
 	assert.Equal(t, len(expectedDirs), len(dirs))
 	for i := range expectedDirs {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestListDirs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLoadFile(t *testing.T) {
-	files, _ := listFiles(strings.Replace(onlineBoutiquePath(), "*", "adservice.yaml", 1))
+	files, _ := listFiles(filepath.Join(onlineBoutiquePath(), "adservice.yaml"))
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(files))
 
 	_, err := loadFile(files[0])
diff --git a/core/cautils/helmchart_test.go b/core/cautils/helmchart_test.go
index dc385a06..5fa4b2c4 100644
--- a/core/cautils/helmchart_test.go
+++ b/core/cautils/helmchart_test.go
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ func TestHelmChartTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 func (s *HelmChartTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	o, _ := os.Getwd()
 
-	s.helmChartPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(o), "../examples/helm_chart")
+	s.helmChartPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(o), "..", "examples", "helm_chart")
 
 	s.expectedFiles = []string{
-		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates/clusterrolebinding.yaml"),
-		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates/clusterrole.yaml"),
-		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates/serviceaccount.yaml"),
-		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates/rolebinding.yaml"),
-		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates/role.yaml"),
-		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates/cronjob.yaml"),
+		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates", "clusterrolebinding.yaml"),
+		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates", "clusterrole.yaml"),
+		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates", "serviceaccount.yaml"),
+		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates", "rolebinding.yaml"),
+		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates", "role.yaml"),
+		filepath.Join(s.helmChartPath, "templates", "cronjob.yaml"),
 	}
 
 	var obj interface{}
-	file, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/helm_expected_default_values.json")
+	file, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join("testdata", "helm_expected_default_values.json"))
 	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(file), &obj)
 	s.expectedDefaultValues = obj.(map[string]interface{})
 }
diff --git a/core/cautils/localgitrepository_test.go b/core/cautils/localgitrepository_test.go
index bb713639..1ce827d2 100644
--- a/core/cautils/localgitrepository_test.go
+++ b/core/cautils/localgitrepository_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -62,9 +61,9 @@ func unzipFile(zipPath, destinationFolder string) (*zip.ReadCloser, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *LocalGitRepositoryTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
-	zippedFixturePath := path.Join(".", "testdata", "localrepo.git")
-	destinationPath := path.Join(".", "testdata", "temp")
-	gitRepositoryPath := path.Join(destinationPath, "localrepo")
+	zippedFixturePath := filepath.Join(".", "testdata", "localrepo.git")
+	destinationPath := filepath.Join(".", "testdata", "temp")
+	gitRepositoryPath := filepath.Join(destinationPath, "localrepo")
 
 	os.RemoveAll(destinationPath)
 	archive, err := unzipFile(zippedFixturePath, destinationPath)