diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
index 653a33b2..c5470350 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)
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ 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: "v1",
 		Values:  []ceevent.DataValue{},
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ 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)
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ 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
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ 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 ff2b0f69..c4433e53 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	resourcePrefix         = "/cluster/node/%s%s"
+	resourcePrefix         = "/cluster/node"
 	publishers             = map[ptp.EventType]*ptpTypes.EventPublisherType{}
 	config                 *common.SCConfiguration
 	eventManager           *ptpMetrics.PTPEventManager
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func Start(wg *sync.WaitGroup, configuration *common.SCConfiguration, _ func(e i
 	var err error
 	for _, publisherType := range publishers {
 		var pub pubsub.PubSub
-		if pub, err = createPublisher(fmt.Sprintf(resourcePrefix, nodeName, string(publisherType.Resource))); err != nil {
+		if pub, err = createPublisher(path.Join(resourcePrefix, nodeName, string(publisherType.Resource))); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to create a publisher %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin_test.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin_test.go
index 77a8a5bd..c77ff52d 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin_test.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func Test_StartWithHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	//CLIENT SUBSCRIPTION: create a subscription to consume events
 	endpointURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", scConfig.BaseURL, "dummy")
 	for _, pTypes := range pubsubTypes {
-		sub := v1pubsub.NewPubSub(types.ParseURI(endpointURL), fmt.Sprintf(resourcePrefix, "test_node", string(pTypes.Resource)))
+		sub := v1pubsub.NewPubSub(types.ParseURI(endpointURL), path.Join(resourcePrefix, "test_node", string(pTypes.Resource)))
 		sub, _ = common.CreateSubscription(scConfig, sub)
 		assert.NotEmpty(t, sub.ID)
 		assert.NotEmpty(t, sub.URILocation)