diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/persistence/storage/PersistenceStorageConfig.java b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/persistence/storage/PersistenceStorageConfig.java
index 1893d40f..f2eacfd1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/persistence/storage/PersistenceStorageConfig.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/persistence/storage/PersistenceStorageConfig.java
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ private Path getNormalizedPath(
             @NonNull final String semanticPathName) {
         final Path result;
         if (StringUtilities.isBlank(pathToNormalize)) {
-            result = Path.of(defaultIfBlank).toAbsolutePath();
+            result = Path.of(defaultIfBlank).normalize().toAbsolutePath();
         } else {
-            result = Path.of(pathToNormalize);
+            result = Path.of(pathToNormalize).normalize().toAbsolutePath();
         }
 
         if (!result.isAbsolute()) {