diff --git a/cmd/initprovider.go b/cmd/initprovider.go
index af2389fa..3a690fc3 100644
--- a/cmd/initprovider.go
+++ b/cmd/initprovider.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
 	"github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/config"
 	"github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/dataprovider"
 	"github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/logger"
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ Please take a look at the usage below to customize the options.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			logger.DisableLogger()
 			logger.EnableConsoleLogger(zerolog.DebugLevel)
+			configDir = filepath.Clean(configDir)
 			config.LoadConfig(configDir, configFile)
 			providerConf := config.GetProviderConf()
 			logger.DebugToConsole("Initializing provider: %#v config file: %#v", providerConf.Driver, viper.ConfigFileUsed())
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 1221c8f6..f53a4b97 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/config"
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ func addServeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 func getCustomServeFlags() []string {
 	result := []string{}
 	if configDir != defaultConfigDir {
+		configDir = filepath.Clean(configDir)
 		result = append(result, "--"+configDirFlag)
 		result = append(result, configDir)
 	}
@@ -147,7 +149,10 @@ func getCustomServeFlags() []string {
 		result = append(result, "--"+configFileFlag)
 		result = append(result, configFile)
 	}
-	if logFilePath != defaultLogFile {
+	if logFilePath != defaultLogFile && len(logFilePath) > 0 && logFilePath != "." {
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(logFilePath) {
+			logFilePath = filepath.Join(configDir, logFilePath)
+		}
 		result = append(result, "--"+logFilePathFlag)
 		result = append(result, logFilePath)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/start_windows.go b/cmd/start_windows.go
index d1ce8a8e..74d3768e 100644
--- a/cmd/start_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/start_windows.go
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ var (
 		Use:   "start",
 		Short: "Start SFTPGo Windows Service",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			configDir = filepath.Clean(configDir)
+			if !filepath.IsAbs(logFilePath) && len(logFilePath) > 0 && logFilePath != "." {
+				logFilePath = filepath.Join(configDir, logFilePath)
+			}
 			s := service.Service{
-				ConfigDir:     filepath.Clean(configDir),
+				ConfigDir:     configDir,
 				ConfigFile:    configFile,
 				LogFilePath:   logFilePath,
 				LogMaxSize:    logMaxSize,
diff --git a/dataprovider/bolt.go b/dataprovider/bolt.go
index 780210f6..e70e6fd4 100644
--- a/dataprovider/bolt.go
+++ b/dataprovider/bolt.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ func initializeBoltProvider(basePath string) error {
 	var err error
 	logSender = BoltDataProviderName
 	dbPath := config.Name
+	if dbPath == "." {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid database path: %#v", dbPath)
+	}
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(dbPath) {
 		dbPath = filepath.Join(basePath, dbPath)
 	}
diff --git a/dataprovider/memory.go b/dataprovider/memory.go
index 51a98e14..a517d668 100644
--- a/dataprovider/memory.go
+++ b/dataprovider/memory.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type MemoryProvider struct {
 
 func initializeMemoryProvider(basePath string) error {
 	configFile := ""
-	if len(config.Name) > 0 {
+	if len(config.Name) > 0 && config.Name != "." {
 		configFile = config.Name
 		if !filepath.IsAbs(configFile) {
 			configFile = filepath.Join(basePath, configFile)
diff --git a/dataprovider/sqlite.go b/dataprovider/sqlite.go
index d606dbec..8d8043fb 100644
--- a/dataprovider/sqlite.go
+++ b/dataprovider/sqlite.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ func initializeSQLiteProvider(basePath string) error {
 	logSender = SQLiteDataProviderName
 	if len(config.ConnectionString) == 0 {
 		dbPath := config.Name
+		if dbPath == "." {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid database path: %#v", dbPath)
+		}
 		if !filepath.IsAbs(dbPath) {
 			dbPath = filepath.Join(basePath, dbPath)
 		}
diff --git a/httpd/httpd.go b/httpd/httpd.go
index 3a18729e..1d863d53 100644
--- a/httpd/httpd.go
+++ b/httpd/httpd.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func ReloadTLSCertificate() {
 }
 
 func getConfigPath(name, configDir string) string {
-	if len(name) > 0 && !filepath.IsAbs(name) {
+	if len(name) > 0 && !filepath.IsAbs(name) && name != "." {
 		return filepath.Join(configDir, name)
 	}
 	return name
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index afc2b0af..03af6ec7 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package logger
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func GetLogger() *zerolog.Logger {
 // InitLogger configures the logger using the given parameters
 func InitLogger(logFilePath string, logMaxSize int, logMaxBackups int, logMaxAge int, logCompress bool, level zerolog.Level) {
 	zerolog.TimeFieldFormat = dateFormat
-	if len(logFilePath) > 0 {
+	if len(logFilePath) > 0 && filepath.Clean(logFilePath) != "." {
 		logger = zerolog.New(&lumberjack.Logger{
 			Filename:   logFilePath,
 			MaxSize:    logMaxSize,
diff --git a/service/service.go b/service/service.go
index 7008eadd..8ee3a0e2 100644
--- a/service/service.go
+++ b/service/service.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ func (s *Service) Start() error {
 	if !s.LogVerbose {
 		logLevel = zerolog.InfoLevel
 	}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(s.LogFilePath) && len(s.LogFilePath) > 0 && s.LogFilePath != "." {
+		s.LogFilePath = filepath.Join(s.ConfigDir, s.LogFilePath)
+	}
 	logger.InitLogger(s.LogFilePath, s.LogMaxSize, s.LogMaxBackups, s.LogMaxAge, s.LogCompress, logLevel)
 	if s.PortableMode == 1 {
 		logger.EnableConsoleLogger(logLevel)