diff --git a/internal/storage/azure/azure.go b/internal/storage/azure/azure.go
index 3e0d88a6..6d7dde3f 100644
--- a/internal/storage/azure/azure.go
+++ b/internal/storage/azure/azure.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func (b *azureBlobStorage) Copy(file string) error {
 	_, err = b.client.UploadStream(
 		context.Background(),
 		b.containerName,
-		filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, filepath.Base(file)),
+		path.Join(b.DestinationPath, filepath.Base(file)),
 		fileReader,
 		b.uploadStreamOptions,
 	)
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func (b *azureBlobStorage) Copy(file string) error {
 // Prune rotates away backups according to the configuration and provided
 // deadline for the Azure Blob storage backend.
 func (b *azureBlobStorage) Prune(deadline time.Time, pruningPrefix string) (*storage.PruneStats, error) {
-	lookupPrefix := filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, pruningPrefix)
+	lookupPrefix := path.Join(b.DestinationPath, pruningPrefix)
 	pager := b.client.NewListBlobsFlatPager(b.containerName, &container.ListBlobsFlatOptions{
 		Prefix: &lookupPrefix,
 	})
diff --git a/internal/storage/dropbox/dropbox.go b/internal/storage/dropbox/dropbox.go
index 1a58a59b..42a39d92 100644
--- a/internal/storage/dropbox/dropbox.go
+++ b/internal/storage/dropbox/dropbox.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ loop:
 	_, err = b.client.UploadSessionFinish(
 		files.NewUploadSessionFinishArg(
 			files.NewUploadSessionCursor(sessionId, 0),
-			files.NewCommitInfo(filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, name)),
+			files.NewCommitInfo(path.Join(b.DestinationPath, name)),
 		), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error finishing the upload session")
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ func (b *dropboxStorage) Prune(deadline time.Time, pruningPrefix string) (*stora
 
 	pruneErr := b.DoPrune(b.Name(), len(matches), lenCandidates, deadline, func() error {
 		for _, match := range matches {
-			if _, err := b.client.DeleteV2(files.NewDeleteArg(filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, match.Name))); err != nil {
+			if _, err := b.client.DeleteV2(files.NewDeleteArg(path.Join(b.DestinationPath, match.Name))); err != nil {
 				return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error removing file from Dropbox storage")
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/storage/s3/s3.go b/internal/storage/s3/s3.go
index 4ad50505..923ca8aa 100644
--- a/internal/storage/s3/s3.go
+++ b/internal/storage/s3/s3.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func (b *s3Storage) Copy(file string) error {
 		putObjectOptions.PartSize = uint64(partSize)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := b.client.FPutObject(context.Background(), b.bucket, filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, name), file, putObjectOptions); err != nil {
+	if _, err := b.client.FPutObject(context.Background(), b.bucket, path.Join(b.DestinationPath, name), file, putObjectOptions); err != nil {
 		if errResp := minio.ToErrorResponse(err); errResp.Message != "" {
 			return errwrap.Wrap(
 				nil,
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func (b *s3Storage) Copy(file string) error {
 // Prune rotates away backups according to the configuration and provided deadline for the S3/Minio storage backend.
 func (b *s3Storage) Prune(deadline time.Time, pruningPrefix string) (*storage.PruneStats, error) {
 	candidates := b.client.ListObjects(context.Background(), b.bucket, minio.ListObjectsOptions{
-		Prefix:    filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, pruningPrefix),
+		Prefix:    path.Join(b.DestinationPath, pruningPrefix),
 		Recursive: true,
 	})
 
diff --git a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
index 370868c7..fcdea453 100644
--- a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (b *sshStorage) Copy(file string) error {
 	}
 	defer source.Close()
 
-	destination, err := b.sftpClient.Create(filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, name))
+	destination, err := b.sftpClient.Create(path.Join(b.DestinationPath, name))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error creating file")
 	}
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ func (b *sshStorage) Prune(deadline time.Time, pruningPrefix string) (*storage.P
 
 	pruneErr := b.DoPrune(b.Name(), len(matches), len(candidates), deadline, func() error {
 		for _, match := range matches {
-			if err := b.sftpClient.Remove(filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, match)); err != nil {
+			if err := b.sftpClient.Remove(path.Join(b.DestinationPath, match)); err != nil {
 				return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error removing file")
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/storage/webdav/webdav.go b/internal/storage/webdav/webdav.go
index d9197763..f655caaf 100644
--- a/internal/storage/webdav/webdav.go
+++ b/internal/storage/webdav/webdav.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func (b *webDavStorage) Copy(file string) error {
 		return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error opening the file to be uploaded")
 	}
 
-	if err := b.client.WriteStream(filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, name), r, 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := b.client.WriteStream(path.Join(b.DestinationPath, name), r, 0644); err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error uploading the file")
 	}
 	b.Log(storage.LogLevelInfo, b.Name(), "Uploaded a copy of backup '%s' to '%s' at path '%s'.", file, b.url, b.DestinationPath)
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func (b *webDavStorage) Prune(deadline time.Time, pruningPrefix string) (*storag
 
 	pruneErr := b.DoPrune(b.Name(), len(matches), lenCandidates, deadline, func() error {
 		for _, match := range matches {
-			if err := b.client.Remove(filepath.Join(b.DestinationPath, match.Name())); err != nil {
+			if err := b.client.Remove(path.Join(b.DestinationPath, match.Name())); err != nil {
 				return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error removing file")
 			}
 		}