diff --git a/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanConnectionFactory.py b/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanConnectionFactory.py
index aee217d..c8e71e9 100644
--- a/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanConnectionFactory.py
+++ b/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanConnectionFactory.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def loadConfiguration(configPath=None):
 
         CanConnectionFactory.config = Config()
 
-        localConfig = path.dirname(__file__) + "/config.ini"
+        localConfig = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "config.ini")
         CanConnectionFactory.config.read(localConfig)
 
         if configPath is not None:
diff --git a/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanTp.py b/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanTp.py
index bff4871..6d3af75 100644
--- a/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanTp.py
+++ b/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Can/CanTp.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def __init__(self, configPath=None, **kwargs):
     def __loadConfiguration(self, configPath, **kwargs):
 
         #load the base config
-        baseConfig = path.dirname(__file__) + "/config.ini"
+        baseConfig = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "config.ini")
         self.__config = Config()
         if path.exists(baseConfig):
             self.__config.read(baseConfig)
diff --git a/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Lin/LinTp.py b/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Lin/LinTp.py
index 8c628f7..b693796 100644
--- a/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Lin/LinTp.py
+++ b/uds/uds_communications/TransportProtocols/Lin/LinTp.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def wakeup(self):
     # @brief used to load the local configuration options and override them with any passed in from a config file
     def __loadConfiguration(self, configPath, **kwargs):
         # load the base config
-        baseConfig = path.dirname(__file__) + "/config.ini"
+        baseConfig = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "config.ini")
         self.__config = Config()
         if path.exists(baseConfig):
             self.__config.read(baseConfig)
diff --git a/uds/uds_communications/Uds/Uds.py b/uds/uds_communications/Uds/Uds.py
index 35a3f55..cf4c7c2 100644
--- a/uds/uds_communications/Uds/Uds.py
+++ b/uds/uds_communications/Uds/Uds.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def __init__(self, configPath=None, ihexFile=None, **kwargs):
 
     def __loadConfiguration(self, configPath=None):
 
-        baseConfig = path.dirname(__file__) + "/config.ini"
+        baseConfig = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "config.ini")
         # print(baseConfig)
         self.__config = Config()
         if path.exists(baseConfig):