diff --git a/extension/src/cli/git/executor.test.ts b/extension/src/cli/git/executor.test.ts
index 7e1b129e70..cb419fc697 100644
--- a/extension/src/cli/git/executor.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/cli/git/executor.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('GitExecutor', () => {
     } as unknown as EventEmitter<CliStarted>
   })
 
-  const cwd = standardizePath(__dirname) as string
+  const cwd = standardizePath(__dirname)
 
   describe('pushBranch', () => {
     it('should call createProcess with the correct parameters to push a branch', async () => {
diff --git a/extension/src/cli/git/index.ts b/extension/src/cli/git/index.ts
index d8be852428..efcc07adea 100644
--- a/extension/src/cli/git/index.ts
+++ b/extension/src/cli/git/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ export class GitCli extends Cli {
   public async getGitRepositoryRoot(cwd: string) {
     const options = getOptions(cwd, Command.REV_PARSE, Flag.SHOW_TOPLEVEL)
 
-    return standardizePath(await this.executeProcess(options)) as string
+    return standardizePath(await this.executeProcess(options))
   }
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/columns/collect/index.ts b/extension/src/experiments/columns/collect/index.ts
index 182430bb28..2faa836df5 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/columns/collect/index.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/columns/collect/index.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ export const collectParamsFiles = (
 ): Set<string> => {
   const files = Object.keys(data.workspace.baseline.data?.params || {})
     .filter(Boolean)
-    .map(file => standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, file))) as string[]
+    .map(file => standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, file)))
   return new Set(files)
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/context.ts b/extension/src/experiments/context.ts
index 0245c5b57b..20a78776d8 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/context.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/context.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Event, EventEmitter, window } from 'vscode'
 import { Disposable, Disposer } from '@hediet/std/disposable'
 import { setContextValue } from '../vscode/context'
-import { standardizePath } from '../fileSystem/path'
+import { standardizePossiblePath } from '../fileSystem/path'
 
 const setContextOnDidChangeParamsFiles = (
   setActiveEditorContext: (paramsFileActive: boolean) => void,
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ const setContextOnDidChangeParamsFiles = (
   getParamsFiles: () => Set<string>
 ): Disposable =>
   onDidChangeColumns(() => {
-    const path = standardizePath(window.activeTextEditor?.document.fileName)
+    const path = standardizePossiblePath(
+      window.activeTextEditor?.document.fileName
+    )
     if (!path) {
       return
     }
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ const setContextOnDidChangeActiveEditor = (
   getParamsFiles: () => Set<string>
 ): Disposable =>
   window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(event => {
-    const path = standardizePath(event?.document.fileName)
+    const path = standardizePossiblePath(event?.document.fileName)
     if (!path) {
       setActiveEditorContext(false)
       return
diff --git a/extension/src/fileSystem/index.ts b/extension/src/fileSystem/index.ts
index efbb3e4da1..0be02af222 100644
--- a/extension/src/fileSystem/index.ts
+++ b/extension/src/fileSystem/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const findDvcSubRootPaths = async (
 
   return children
     .filter(child => isDirectory(join(cwd, child, '.dvc')))
-    .map(child => standardizePath(join(cwd, child)) as string)
+    .map(child => standardizePath(join(cwd, child)))
 }
 
 export const findDvcRootPaths = async (cwd: string): Promise<string[]> => {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const findAbsoluteDvcRootPath = async (
     return []
   }
 
-  const absoluteRoot = standardizePath(resolve(cwd, relativePath)) as string
+  const absoluteRoot = standardizePath(resolve(cwd, relativePath))
 
   return [absoluteRoot]
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/fileSystem/path.ts b/extension/src/fileSystem/path.ts
index 71111a339a..adaeac0e5c 100644
--- a/extension/src/fileSystem/path.ts
+++ b/extension/src/fileSystem/path.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { Uri } from 'vscode'
 
-export const standardizePath = (path?: string): string | undefined => {
+export const standardizePath = (path: string): string => Uri.file(path).fsPath
+
+export const standardizePossiblePath = (path?: string): string | undefined => {
   if (!path) {
     return
   }
-  return Uri.file(path).fsPath
+  return standardizePath(path)
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/repository/sourceControlManagement/decorationProvider.test.ts b/extension/src/repository/sourceControlManagement/decorationProvider.test.ts
index 55c03e7f38..8df714446a 100644
--- a/extension/src/repository/sourceControlManagement/decorationProvider.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/repository/sourceControlManagement/decorationProvider.test.ts
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 describe('DecorationProvider', () => {
   const dvcRoot = __dirname
-  const model = standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, 'model.pt')) as string
-  const dataDir = standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, 'data')) as string
-  const features = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'features')) as string
-  const logDir = standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, 'logs')) as string
-  const logAcc = standardizePath(join(logDir, 'acc.tsv')) as string
-  const logLoss = standardizePath(join(logDir, 'loss.tsv')) as string
-  const dataXml = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'data.xml')) as string
-  const dataCsv = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'data.csv')) as string
-  const prepared = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'prepared')) as string
+  const model = standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, 'model.pt'))
+  const dataDir = standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, 'data'))
+  const features = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'features'))
+  const logDir = standardizePath(join(dvcRoot, 'logs'))
+  const logAcc = standardizePath(join(logDir, 'acc.tsv'))
+  const logLoss = standardizePath(join(logDir, 'loss.tsv'))
+  const dataXml = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'data.xml'))
+  const dataCsv = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'data.csv'))
+  const prepared = standardizePath(join(dataDir, 'prepared'))
 
   const emptySet = new Set<string>()
 
diff --git a/extension/src/test/suite/fileSystem/index.test.ts b/extension/src/test/suite/fileSystem/index.test.ts
index 3bba05f86e..7688f8def0 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/suite/fileSystem/index.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/suite/fileSystem/index.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ suite('File System Watcher Test Suite', () => {
       const root = await reader.getGitRepositoryRoot(__dirname)
       const submoduleDotGit = standardizePath(
         resolve(root, gitPath.DOT_GIT, 'modules', 'demo')
-      ) as string
+      )
 
       const dotGitPath = getGitPath(dvcDemoPath, gitPath.DOT_GIT)
       expect(dotGitPath).to.equal(submoduleDotGit)
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ suite('File System Watcher Test Suite', () => {
     it('should get the expected paths for this project', async () => {
       const reader = disposable.track(new GitReader())
       const root = await reader.getGitRepositoryRoot(__dirname)
-      const rootDotGit = standardizePath(
-        resolve(root, gitPath.DOT_GIT)
-      ) as string
+      const rootDotGit = standardizePath(resolve(root, gitPath.DOT_GIT))
 
       const dotGitPath = getGitPath(root, gitPath.DOT_GIT)
       expect(dotGitPath).to.equal(rootDotGit)