diff --git a/cmd/del.go b/cmd/del.go
index da8e8cd..190b409 100644
--- a/cmd/del.go
+++ b/cmd/del.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
+	"path"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/deepthawtz/kv/store"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func del(client *consul.KV, args ...string) error {
 	for _, k := range args {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(k string) {
-			key := strings.Join([]string{prefix, k}, "/")
+			key := path.Join(prefix, k)
 			_, err := client.Delete(key, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
diff --git a/cmd/del_test.go b/cmd/del_test.go
index 0e567f6..840d9db 100644
--- a/cmd/del_test.go
+++ b/cmd/del_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"strings"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 
 	consul "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestDel(t *testing.T) {
 	kv := c.KV()
 
 	prefix = "env/yo/stage"
-	k := strings.Join([]string{prefix, "YO"}, "/")
+	k := path.Join(prefix, "YO")
 	_, _ = kv.Put(&consul.KVPair{Key: k, Value: []byte("123")}, nil)
 
 	if err := del(kv, []string{"YO"}...); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/get.go b/cmd/get.go
index c5668b1..a229256 100644
--- a/cmd/get.go
+++ b/cmd/get.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func matchingKVPairs(scoped consul.KVPairs, args []string) (consul.KVPairs, erro
 
 	for _, s := range specific {
 		for _, k := range scoped {
-			key := strings.Join([]string{prefix, s}, "/")
+			key := path.Join(prefix, s)
 			if key == string(k.Key) {
 				kvpairs = append(kvpairs, k)
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/get_test.go b/cmd/get_test.go
index 6d5a961..5d7c010 100644
--- a/cmd/get_test.go
+++ b/cmd/get_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"strings"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 
 	consul "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 	kv := c.KV()
 
 	prefix = "env/yo/stage"
-	k := strings.Join([]string{prefix, "YO"}, "/")
+	k := path.Join(prefix, "YO")
 	_, _ = kv.Put(&consul.KVPair{Key: k, Value: []byte("123")}, nil)
-	k = strings.Join([]string{prefix, "THING_ID"}, "/")
+	k = path.Join(prefix, "THING_ID")
 	_, _ = kv.Put(&consul.KVPair{Key: k, Value: []byte("abc123")}, nil)
-	k = strings.Join([]string{prefix, "THING_TOKEN"}, "/")
+	k = path.Join(prefix, "THING_TOKEN")
 	_, _ = kv.Put(&consul.KVPair{Key: k, Value: []byte("yabbadabba")}, nil)
 
 	cases := []struct {
diff --git a/cmd/set.go b/cmd/set.go
index 3b85111..9b9d643 100644
--- a/cmd/set.go
+++ b/cmd/set.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func set(client *consul.KV, args ...string) error {
 
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
-			k := strings.Join([]string{prefix, parts[0]}, "/")
+			k := path.Join(prefix, parts[0])
 			v := parts[1]
 			fmt.Printf("setting %s = %s\n", k, v)
 			if _, err := client.Put(&consul.KVPair{Key: k, Value: []byte(v)}, nil); err != nil {