diff --git a/config/v3/fileLoader.go b/config/v3/fileLoader.go
index 2496c935..6d7f2380 100644
--- a/config/v3/fileLoader.go
+++ b/config/v3/fileLoader.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/fstab/grok_exporter/tailer/glob"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 type ConfigFile struct {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewFileLoader() FileLoader {
 }
 
 func (f *fileLoader) LoadDir(dir string) ([]*ConfigFile, error) {
-	return f.LoadGlob(path.Join(dir, "*"))
+	return f.LoadGlob(filepath.Join(dir, "*"))
 }
 
 func (f *fileLoader) LoadGlob(globString string) ([]*ConfigFile, error) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *fileLoader) LoadGlob(globString string) ([]*ConfigFile, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	for _, fileInfo := range fileInfos {
-		filePath := path.Join(g.Dir(), fileInfo.Name())
+		filePath := filepath.Join(g.Dir(), fileInfo.Name())
 		if g.Match(filePath) {
 			contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/config/v3/fileLoader_test.go b/config/v3/fileLoader_test.go
index 991c752f..16694b10 100644
--- a/config/v3/fileLoader_test.go
+++ b/config/v3/fileLoader_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package v3
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -97,11 +96,11 @@ func setUp(t *testing.T) string {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create test directory: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(dir, "file1.yaml"), []byte(file1Contents), 0644)
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "file1.yaml"), []byte(file1Contents), 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error writing file1.yaml: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(dir, "file2.yaml"), []byte(file2Contents), 0644)
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "file2.yaml"), []byte(file2Contents), 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error writing file2.yaml: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/tailer/fswatcher_test.go b/tailer/fswatcher_test.go
index ad3c6520..97455f86 100644
--- a/tailer/fswatcher_test.go
+++ b/tailer/fswatcher_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/pprof"
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ func exec(t *testing.T, ctx *context, cmd []string) {
 	case "log":
 		writer, exists := ctx.logFileWriters[cmd[2]]
 		if !exists {
-			writer = newLogFileWriter(t, ctx, path.Join(ctx.basedir, cmd[2]))
+			writer = newLogFileWriter(t, ctx, filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, cmd[2]))
 			ctx.logFileWriters[cmd[2]] = writer
 		}
 		writer.writeLine(t, ctx, cmd[1])
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ func exec(t *testing.T, ctx *context, cmd []string) {
 }
 
 func rotate(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string, to string) {
-	fullpath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
 	fromDir := filepath.Dir(fullpath)
 	filenameFrom := filepath.Base(fullpath)
 	filesBefore := ls(t, ctx, fromDir)
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@ func containsFile(files []os.FileInfo, filename string) bool {
 }
 
 func moveOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from, to string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
 	fromDir := filepath.Dir(fromPath)
 	fromFilename := filepath.Base(fromPath)
 	switch {
@@ -494,8 +493,8 @@ func filenames(fileInfos []os.FileInfo) []string {
 }
 
 func mvOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from, to string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
-	toPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, to)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	toPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, to)
 	err := os.Rename(fromPath, toPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatalf(t, ctx, "%v: Failed to mv file: %v", fromPath, err.Error())
@@ -503,8 +502,8 @@ func mvOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from, to string) {
 }
 
 func cpOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from, to string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
-	toPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, to)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	toPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, to)
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fromPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatalf(t, ctx, "%v: Copy failed, cannot read file: %v", fromPath, err.Error())
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ func cpOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from, to string) {
 }
 
 func rmOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
 	err := os.Remove(fromPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatalf(t, ctx, "%v: Remove failed: %v", fromPath, err.Error())
@@ -524,7 +523,7 @@ func rmOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
 }
 
 func createOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
 	dir := filepath.Dir(fromPath)
 	filename := filepath.Base(fromPath)
 	filesBeforeCreate := ls(t, ctx, dir)
@@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ func createOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
 }
 
 func createFromTemp(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
 	dir := filepath.Dir(fromPath)
 	filename := filepath.Base(fromPath)
 	filesBeforeCreate := ls(t, ctx, dir)
@@ -573,7 +572,7 @@ func createFromTemp(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
 }
 
 func truncateOrFail(t *testing.T, ctx *context, from string) {
-	fromPath := path.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
+	fromPath := filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, from)
 	err := os.Truncate(fromPath, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatalf(t, ctx, "%v: Error truncating the file: %v", from, err.Error())
@@ -585,7 +584,7 @@ func mkdir(t *testing.T, ctx *context, dirname string) {
 		fullpath string
 		err      error
 	)
-	fullpath = path.Join(ctx.basedir, dirname)
+	fullpath = filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, dirname)
 	if _, err = os.Stat(fullpath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		fatalf(t, ctx, "mkdir %v failed: directory already exists", dirname)
 	}
@@ -845,7 +844,7 @@ func deleteRecursively(t *testing.T, ctx *context, file string) {
 	}
 	if fileInfo.IsDir() {
 		for _, childInfo := range ls(t, ctx, file) {
-			deleteRecursively(t, ctx, path.Join(file, childInfo.Name()))
+			deleteRecursively(t, ctx, filepath.Join(file, childInfo.Name()))
 		}
 	}
 	ctx.log.Debugf("tearDown: removing %q", file)
@@ -938,7 +937,7 @@ func runTestShutdown(t *testing.T, mode string) {
 	nGoroutinesBefore := runtime.NumGoroutine()
 
 	ctx := setUp(t, "test shutdown while "+mode, closeFileAfterEachLine, fseventTailer, _nocreate, mv)
-	writer := newLogFileWriter(t, ctx, path.Join(ctx.basedir, "test.log"))
+	writer := newLogFileWriter(t, ctx, filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, "test.log"))
 	writer.writeLine(t, ctx, "line 1")
 
 	parsedGlob, err := glob.Parse(filepath.Join(ctx.basedir, "test.log"))