diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/config_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/config_setup.py
index ec9a1637d..b1e76b51d 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/config_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/config_setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def _setup_config_by_cmd_arg(server_config_path) -> Tuple[IslandConfigOptions, s
     # TODO refactor like in https://github.com/guardicore/monkey/pull/1528 because
     # there's absolutely no reason to be exposed to IslandConfigOptions extraction logic
     # if you want to modify data directory related code.
-    setup_data_dir(str(config.data_dir))
+    setup_data_dir(config.data_dir)
 
     return config, server_config_path
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _setup_default_config() -> Tuple[IslandConfigOptions, str]:
     # TODO refactor like in https://github.com/guardicore/monkey/pull/1528 because
     # there's absolutely no reason to be exposed to IslandConfigOptions extraction logic
     # if you want to modify data directory related code.
-    setup_data_dir(str(default_data_dir))
+    setup_data_dir(default_data_dir)
 
     server_config_path = server_config_handler.create_default_server_config_file(default_data_dir)
     config = server_config_handler.load_server_config_from_file(server_config_path)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py
index d4d176ba7..bee9d0a05 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from common.version import get_version
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.file_utils import create_secure_directory
@@ -12,15 +13,15 @@ from monkey_island.cc.setup.version_file_setup import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def setup_data_dir(data_dir_path: str):
+def setup_data_dir(data_dir_path: Path):
     logger.info("Setting up data directory.")
     _reset_data_dir(data_dir_path)
-    create_secure_directory(data_dir_path)
+    create_secure_directory(str(data_dir_path))
     write_version(data_dir_path)
     logger.info("Data directory set up.")
 
 
-def _reset_data_dir(data_dir_path: str):
+def _reset_data_dir(data_dir_path: Path):
     try:
         data_dir_version = get_version_from_dir(data_dir_path)
     except FileNotFoundError:
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/version_file_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/version_file_setup.py
index ac45c201b..52a71ce4f 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/version_file_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/version_file_setup.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ from common.version import get_version
 _version_filename = "VERSION"
 
 
-def get_version_from_dir(dir_path: str) -> str:
-    version_file_path = Path(dir_path, _version_filename)
+def get_version_from_dir(dir_path: Path) -> str:
+    version_file_path = dir_path.joinpath(_version_filename)
     return version_file_path.read_text()
 
 
-def write_version(dir_path: str):
-    version_file_path = Path(dir_path, _version_filename)
+def write_version(dir_path: Path):
+    version_file_path = dir_path.joinpath(_version_filename)
     version_file_path.write_text(get_version())
 
 
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_data_dir.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_data_dir.py
index 81ed1f51d..096c5b0f3 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_data_dir.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_data_dir.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def mocked_version_file_path(mocked_data_dir_path: Path) -> Path:
 
 def test_setup_data_dir(mocked_data_dir_path, mocked_version_file_path):
     data_dir_path = mocked_data_dir_path
-    setup_data_dir(str(data_dir_path))
+    setup_data_dir(data_dir_path)
     assert data_dir_path.is_dir()
 
     version_file_path = mocked_version_file_path
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_old_version_present(mocked_data_dir_path, mocked_version_file_path):
     bogus_file_path.touch()
 
     # mock version
-    setup_data_dir(str(mocked_data_dir_path))
+    setup_data_dir(mocked_data_dir_path)
 
     assert mocked_version_file_path.read_text() == current_version
     assert not bogus_file_path.is_file()
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ def test_data_dir_setup_not_needed(mocked_data_dir_path, mocked_version_file_pat
     bogus_file_path = mocked_data_dir_path.joinpath("test.txt")
     bogus_file_path.touch()
 
-    setup_data_dir(str(mocked_data_dir_path))
+    setup_data_dir(mocked_data_dir_path)
     assert mocked_version_file_path.read_text() == current_version
     assert bogus_file_path.is_file()