diff --git a/server/src/boot/setup.ts b/server/src/boot/setup.ts
index 8d6f223d6..dad1a7da4 100644
--- a/server/src/boot/setup.ts
+++ b/server/src/boot/setup.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default async function setup(
 
         // we might need to update settings here and run upgrade scripts when for example the baseUrl changes
 
-        if (!(await fsExtra.existsSync(serverConfig.configFile))) {
+        if (!fsExtra.existsSync(serverConfig.configFile)) {
             fsExtra.writeFileSync(
                 serverConfig.configFile,
                 JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/server/src/serverConfig.ts b/server/src/serverConfig.ts
index 9ec69570d..3f823a3e8 100644
--- a/server/src/serverConfig.ts
+++ b/server/src/serverConfig.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+import path from 'path';
 import IServerConfig from './IServerConfig';
 
 export default (userData: string): IServerConfig => {
     return {
-        librariesPath: `${userData}/libraries`,
-        cache: `${userData}/store.json`,
-        temporaryStoragePath: `${userData}/tmp`,
-        workingCachePath: `${userData}/workingCache`,
-        configFile: `${userData}/config.json`
+        librariesPath: path.join(userData, 'libraries'),
+        cache: path.join(userData, 'store.json'),
+        temporaryStoragePath: path.join(userData, 'tmp'),
+        workingCachePath: path.join(userData, 'workingCache'),
+        configFile: path.join(userData, 'config.json')
     };
 };