diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/file_utils.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/file_utils.py
index 3371d5acb..73f13e05e 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/file_utils.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/file_utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import platform
 import stat
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Generator
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -20,32 +21,32 @@ if is_windows_os():
     import monkey_island.cc.server_utils.windows_permissions as windows_permissions
 
 
-def create_secure_directory(path: str):
-    if not os.path.isdir(path):
+def create_secure_directory(path: Path):
+    if not path.is_dir():
         if is_windows_os():
             _create_secure_directory_windows(path)
         else:
             _create_secure_directory_linux(path)
 
 
-def _create_secure_directory_linux(path: str):
+def _create_secure_directory_linux(path: Path):
     try:
         # Don't split directory creation and permission setting
         # because it will temporarily create an accessible directory which anyone can use.
-        os.mkdir(path, mode=stat.S_IRWXU)
+        path.mkdir(mode=stat.S_IRWXU)
 
     except Exception as ex:
         logger.error(f'Could not create a directory at "{path}": {str(ex)}')
         raise ex
 
 
-def _create_secure_directory_windows(path: str):
+def _create_secure_directory_windows(path: Path):
     try:
         security_attributes = win32security.SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES()
         security_attributes.SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR = (
             windows_permissions.get_security_descriptor_for_owner_only_perms()
         )
-        win32file.CreateDirectory(path, security_attributes)
+        win32file.CreateDirectory(str(path), security_attributes)
 
     except Exception as ex:
         logger.error(f'Could not create a directory at "{path}": {str(ex)}')
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py
index 124b2a6f7..85be593ae 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/data_dir.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def setup_data_dir(data_dir_path: Path):
     if _is_data_dir_old(data_dir_path):
         logger.info("Version in data directory does not match the Island's version.")
         _handle_old_data_directory(data_dir_path)
-    create_secure_directory(str(data_dir_path))
+    create_secure_directory(data_dir_path)
     write_version(data_dir_path)
     logger.info(f"Data directory set up in {data_dir_path}.")
 
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
index 196ad54bf..bbb5046b8 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo/mongo_setup.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ def start_mongodb(data_dir: Path) -> MongoDbProcess:
     return mongo_db_process
 
 
-def _create_db_dir(db_dir_parent_path) -> str:
-    db_dir = os.path.join(db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME)
+def _create_db_dir(db_dir_parent_path: Path) -> str:
+    db_dir = db_dir_parent_path / DB_DIR_NAME
     logger.info(f"Database content directory: {db_dir}.")
 
     create_secure_directory(db_dir)
-    return db_dir
+    return str(db_dir)
 
 
 def register_mongo_shutdown_callback(mongo_db_process: MongoDbProcess):
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py
index 7d05e29c2..c31d5778a 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@ from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.file_utils import (
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def test_path_nested(tmpdir):
-    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "test1", "test2", "test3")
+def test_path_nested(tmp_path):
+    path = tmp_path / "test1" / "test2" / "test3"
     return path
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def test_path(tmpdir):
+def test_path(tmp_path):
     test_path = "test1"
-    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, test_path)
+    path = tmp_path / test_path
 
     return path
 
 
 def test_create_secure_directory__already_exists(test_path):
-    os.mkdir(test_path)
-    assert os.path.isdir(test_path)
+    test_path.mkdir()
+    assert test_path.is_dir()
     create_secure_directory(test_path)