diff --git a/llarp/config/config.hpp b/llarp/config/config.hpp
index 5b57c14c4..b22da7a4b 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.hpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.hpp
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ namespace llarp
     std::string m_netId;
     std::string m_nickname;
 
-    fs::path m_encryptionKeyfile = "encryption.key";
+    std::string m_encryptionKeyfile = "encryption.key";
 
     // path to write our self signed rc to
-    fs::path m_ourRcFile = "rc.signed";
+    std::string m_ourRcFile = "rc.signed";
 
     // transient iwp encryption key
-    fs::path m_transportKeyfile = "transport.key";
+    std::string m_transportKeyfile = "transport.key";
 
     // long term identity key
-    fs::path m_identKeyfile = "identity.key";
+    std::string m_identKeyfile = "identity.key";
 
     bool m_publicOverride = false;
     struct sockaddr_in m_ip4addr;
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ namespace llarp
     // clang-format off
     size_t minConnectedRouters() const        { return fromEnv(m_minConnectedRouters, "MIN_CONNECTED_ROUTERS"); }
     size_t maxConnectedRouters() const        { return fromEnv(m_maxConnectedRouters, "MAX_CONNECTED_ROUTERS"); }
-    fs::path encryptionKeyfile() const        { return fromEnv(m_encryptionKeyfile, "ENCRYPTION_KEYFILE"); }
-    fs::path ourRcFile() const                { return fromEnv(m_ourRcFile, "OUR_RC_FILE"); }
-    fs::path transportKeyfile() const         { return fromEnv(m_transportKeyfile, "TRANSPORT_KEYFILE"); }
-    fs::path identKeyfile() const             { return fromEnv(m_identKeyfile, "IDENT_KEYFILE"); }
+    std::string encryptionKeyfile() const        { return fromEnv(m_encryptionKeyfile, "ENCRYPTION_KEYFILE"); }
+    std::string ourRcFile() const                { return fromEnv(m_ourRcFile, "OUR_RC_FILE"); }
+    std::string transportKeyfile() const         { return fromEnv(m_transportKeyfile, "TRANSPORT_KEYFILE"); }
+    std::string identKeyfile() const             { return fromEnv(m_identKeyfile, "IDENT_KEYFILE"); }
     std::string netId() const                 { return fromEnv(m_netId, "NETID"); }
     std::string nickname() const              { return fromEnv(m_nickname, "NICKNAME"); }
     bool publicOverride() const               { return fromEnv(m_publicOverride, "PUBLIC_OVERRIDE"); }
diff --git a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.cpp b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.cpp
index d585043db..df205795d 100644
--- a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.cpp
+++ b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace cpp17
     void
     path::swap(path& p)
     {
-      s.swap(p.s);
+      std::swap(p.s, s);
     }
 
     std::string
diff --git a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.h b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.h
index 9f38e50ca..d3463cf39 100644
--- a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.h
+++ b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/fs/path.h
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ public:
 	template< typename Source >
 	path& assign(const Source& source)
 	{
-		path t(source);
-
-		swap(t);
+		s = string_type(source);
 		return *this;
 	}
 
@@ -95,9 +93,7 @@ public:
 		Iterator last
 	)
 	{
-		path t(first, last);
-
-		swap(t);
+		s = string_type(first, last);
 		return *this;
 	}