diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
index c2c7cfd8..768f322f 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package metrics
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) PublishClockClassEvent(clockClass float64, source stri
 		return
 	}
 	data := p.GetPTPEventsData(ptp.LOCKED, int64(clockClass), source, eventType)
-	resourceAddress := fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
+	resourceAddress := path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
 	p.publish(*data, resourceAddress, eventType)
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) publishGNSSEvent(state int64, offset float64, syncStat
 		ValueType: ceevent.DECIMAL,
 		Value:     state,
 	})
-	resourceAddress := fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
+	resourceAddress := path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
 	p.publish(*data, resourceAddress, eventType)
 }
 
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) publishSyncEEvent(syncState ptp.SyncState, source stri
 		Version: ceevent.APISchemaVersion,
 		Values:  []ceevent.DataValue{},
 	}
-	resource := fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s", source, "Ql"))
+	resource := path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, source, "Ql")
 	if syncState == "" { // clock quality event
 		data.Values = append(data.Values, ceevent.DataValue{
 			Resource:  resource,
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) publishSyncEEvent(syncState ptp.SyncState, source stri
 			ValueType: ceevent.DECIMAL,
 			Value:     float64(ql),
 		})
-		resource = fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s", source, "extQl"))
+		resource = path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, source, "extQl")
 		if !extendedTvlEnabled { // have the default value for clarity
 			data.Values = append(data.Values, ceevent.DataValue{
 				Resource:  resource,
@@ -243,13 +244,13 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) publishSyncEEvent(syncState ptp.SyncState, source stri
 		}
 	} else {
 		data.Values = append(data.Values, ceevent.DataValue{
-			Resource:  fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, fmt.Sprintf("/%s", source)),
+			Resource:  path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, source),
 			DataType:  ceevent.METRIC,
 			ValueType: ceevent.DECIMAL,
 			Value:     syncState,
 		})
 	}
-	resourceAddress := fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
+	resourceAddress := path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
 	p.publish(*data, resourceAddress, eventType)
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) GetPTPEventsData(state ptp.SyncState, ptpOffset int64,
 		return nil
 	}
 	// /cluster/xyz/ptp/CLOCK_REALTIME this is not address the event is published to
-	eventSource := fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, fmt.Sprintf("/%s", source))
+	eventSource := path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, source)
 	data := ceevent.Data{
 		Version: ceevent.APISchemaVersion,
 		Values:  []ceevent.DataValue{},
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) GetPTPCloudEvents(data ceevent.Data, eventType ptp.Eve
 	if pubs, ok := p.publisherTypes[eventType]; ok {
 		cneEvent, cneErr := common.CreateEvent(
 			pubs.PubID, string(eventType),
-			fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource)),
+			path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource)),
 			data)
 		if cneErr != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create ptp event, %s", cneErr)
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) PublishEvent(state ptp.SyncState, ptpOffset int64, sou
 
 	// /cluster/xyz/ptp/CLOCK_REALTIME this is not address the event is published to
 	data := p.GetPTPEventsData(state, ptpOffset, source, eventType)
-	resourceAddress := fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
+	resourceAddress := path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
 	p.publish(*data, resourceAddress, eventType)
 	// publish the event again as overall sync state
 	// SyncStateChange is the overall sync state including PtpStateChange and OsClockSyncStateChange
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) PublishEvent(state ptp.SyncState, ptpOffset int64, sou
 		if state != p.lastOverallSyncState {
 			eventType = ptp.SyncStateChange
 			data = p.GetPTPEventsData(state, ptpOffset, source, eventType)
-			resourceAddress = fmt.Sprintf(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
+			resourceAddress = path.Join(p.resourcePrefix, p.nodeName, string(p.publisherTypes[eventType].Resource))
 			p.publish(*data, resourceAddress, eventType)
 			p.lastOverallSyncState = state
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
index 418a485e..813c8d6a 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	resourcePrefix         = "/cluster/node/%s%s"
+	resourcePrefix         = "/cluster/node"
 	publishers             = map[ptp.EventType]*ptpTypes.EventPublisherType{}
 	config                 *common.SCConfiguration
 	eventManager           *ptpMetrics.PTPEventManager