diff --git a/client/httpapi/api.go b/client/httpapi/api.go
index 5c2eb76d6..ec16c4b2d 100644
--- a/client/httpapi/api.go
+++ b/client/httpapi/api.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	gohttp "net/http"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	iface "github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core"
 	caopts "github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core/options"
-	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-net"
 )
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func ApiAddr(ipfspath string) (ma.Multiaddr, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	apiFile := path.Join(baseDir, DefaultApiFile)
+	apiFile := filepath.Join(baseDir, DefaultApiFile)
 
 	api, err := ioutil.ReadFile(apiFile)
 	if err != nil {