diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 6d5c109..db38506 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5" // #nosec
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -96,11 +98,15 @@ func SplitIPAddr(v4v6Bundle string) (string, string, string) {
 }
 
 func IsDirEmpty(name string) (bool, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(name)
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Clean(name))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error closing file: %s\n", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	_, err = f.Readdirnames(1)
 	if err == io.EOF {