diff --git a/autosubmit/autosubmit.py b/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
index d54ef43eb7344753335c03f1af39f48ef30676ba..6a6f31caf02eb148159eee4ca4f6bc9bdf631511 100644
--- a/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
+++ b/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
@@ -3428,16 +3428,16 @@ class Autosubmit:
         :type smtp_hostname: str
         """
         try:
-            home_path = os.path.expanduser('~')
+            home_path = Path.home()
             autosubmitapi_url = "http://192.168.11.91:8081" + " # Replace me?"
             # Setting default values
             if not advanced and database_path is None and local_root_path is None:
-                database_path = os.path.join(home_path, "autosubmit")
-                local_root_path = os.path.join(home_path, "autosubmit")
-                global_logs_path = os.path.join(home_path, "autosubmit", "logs")
-                structures_path = os.path.join(home_path, "autosubmit", "metadata", "structures")
-                historicdb_path = os.path.join(home_path, "autosubmit", "metadata", "data")
-                historiclog_path = os.path.join(home_path, "autosubmit", "metadata", "logs")
+                database_path = home_path.joinpath('autosubmit')
+                local_root_path = home_path.joinpath('autosubmit')
+                global_logs_path = home_path.joinpath('autosubmit','logs')
+                structures_path = home_path.joinpath('autosubmit','metadata','structures')
+                historicdb_path = home_path.joinpath('autosubmit','metadata','data')
+                historiclog_path = home_path.joinpath('autosubmit','metadata','logs')
                 database_filename = "autosubmit.db"
 
             while database_path is None:
@@ -3445,7 +3445,9 @@ class Autosubmit:
                 if database_path.find("~/") < 0:
                     database_path = None
                     Log.error("Not a valid path. You must include '~/' at the beginning.")
-            database_path = database_path.replace('~', home_path)
+            database_path = Path(database_path).expanduser().resolve()
+            # replace the double slash with a single if path & filename makes them duplicate
+            database_path = database_path.resolve()
             # if not os.path.exists(database_path):
             HUtils.create_path_if_not_exists(database_path)
             # Log.error("Database path does not exist.")
@@ -3458,25 +3460,31 @@ class Autosubmit:
                 if local_root_path.find("~/") < 0:
                     local_root_path = None
                     Log.error("Not a valid path. You must include '~/' at the beginning.")
-            local_root_path = local_root_path.replace('~', home_path)
+            local_root_path = Path(local_root_path).expanduser().resolve()
+            # replace the double slash with a single if path & filename makes them duplicate
+            local_root_path = Path(local_root_path).resolve()
 
             # if not os.path.exists(local_root_path):
             HUtils.create_path_if_not_exists(local_root_path)
             # Log.error("Local Root path does not exist.")
             # return False
             # else:
-            global_logs_path = os.path.join(local_root_path, "logs")
-            structures_path = os.path.join(local_root_path, "metadata", "structures")
-            historicdb_path = os.path.join(local_root_path, "metadata", "data")
-            historiclog_path = os.path.join(local_root_path, "metadata", "logs")
+            global_logs_path = local_root_path.joinpath('logs')
+            structures_path = local_root_path.joinpath('metadata','structures')
+            historicdb_path = local_root_path.joinpath('metadata','data')
+            historiclog_path = local_root_path.joinpath('metadata','logs')
 
             if platforms_conf_path is not None and len(str(platforms_conf_path)) > 0:
-                platforms_conf_path = platforms_conf_path.replace('~', home_path)
-                if not os.path.exists(platforms_conf_path):
+                platforms_conf_path = Path(platforms_conf_path).expanduser().resolve()
+                # replace the double slash with a single if path & filename makes them duplicate
+                platforms_conf_path = Path(platforms_conf_path).resolve()
+                if not platforms_conf_path.exists():
                     Log.error("platforms.yml path does not exist.")
                     return False
             if jobs_conf_path is not None and len(str(jobs_conf_path)) > 0:
-                jobs_conf_path = jobs_conf_path.replace('~', home_path)
+                jobs_conf_path = Path(jobs_conf_path).expanduser().resolve()
+                # replace the double slash with a single if path & filename makes them duplicate
+                jobs_conf_path = Path(jobs_conf_path).resolve()
                 if not os.path.exists(jobs_conf_path):
                     Log.error("jobs.yml path does not exist.")
                     return False
@@ -3487,37 +3495,37 @@ class Autosubmit:
                 rc_path = '.'
             else:
                 rc_path = home_path
-            rc_path = os.path.join(rc_path, '.autosubmitrc')
+            rc_path = rc_path.joinpath('.autosubmitrc')
 
             config_file = open(rc_path, 'w')
             Log.info("Writing configuration file...")
             try:
                 parser = ConfigParser()
                 parser.add_section('database')
-                parser.set('database', 'path', database_path)
+                parser.set('database', 'path', str(database_path))
                 if database_filename is not None and len(str(database_filename)) > 0:
-                    parser.set('database', 'filename', database_filename)
+                    parser.set('database', 'filename', str(database_filename))
                 parser.add_section('local')
-                parser.set('local', 'path', local_root_path)
+                parser.set('local', 'path', str(local_root_path))
                 if (jobs_conf_path is not None and len(str(jobs_conf_path)) > 0) or (
                         platforms_conf_path is not None and len(str(platforms_conf_path)) > 0):
                     parser.add_section('conf')
                     if jobs_conf_path is not None:
-                        parser.set('conf', 'jobs', jobs_conf_path)
+                        parser.set('conf', 'jobs', str(jobs_conf_path))
                     if platforms_conf_path is not None:
-                        parser.set('conf', 'platforms', platforms_conf_path)
+                        parser.set('conf', 'platforms', str(platforms_conf_path))
                 if smtp_hostname is not None or mail_from is not None:
                     parser.add_section('mail')
                     parser.set('mail', 'smtp_server', smtp_hostname)
                     parser.set('mail', 'mail_from', mail_from)
                 parser.add_section("globallogs")
-                parser.set("globallogs", "path", global_logs_path)
+                parser.set("globallogs", "path", str(global_logs_path))
                 parser.add_section("structures")
-                parser.set("structures", "path", structures_path)
+                parser.set("structures", "path", str(structures_path))
                 parser.add_section("historicdb")
-                parser.set("historicdb", "path", historicdb_path)
+                parser.set("historicdb", "path", str(historicdb_path))
                 parser.add_section("historiclog")
-                parser.set("historiclog", "path", historiclog_path)
+                parser.set("historiclog", "path", str(historiclog_path))
                 parser.add_section("autosubmitapi")
                 parser.set("autosubmitapi", "url", autosubmitapi_url)
                 # parser.add_section("hosts")
@@ -3532,12 +3540,12 @@ class Autosubmit:
                 HUtils.create_path_if_not_exists(historiclog_path)
                 Log.result(
                     "Directories configured successfully: \n\t{5} \n\t{0} \n\t{1} \n\t{2} \n\t{3} \n\t{4}".format(
-                        local_root_path,
-                        global_logs_path,
-                        structures_path,
-                        historicdb_path,
-                        historiclog_path,
-                        database_path
+                        str(local_root_path),
+                        str(global_logs_path),
+                        str(structures_path),
+                        str(historicdb_path),
+                        str(historiclog_path),
+                        str(database_path)
                     ))
             except (IOError, OSError) as e:
                 raise AutosubmitCritical(
@@ -3559,7 +3567,7 @@ class Autosubmit:
         not_enough_screen_size_msg = 'The size of your terminal is not enough to draw the configuration wizard,\n' \
                                      'so we\'ve closed it to prevent errors. Resize it and then try it again.'
 
-        home_path = os.path.expanduser('~')
+        home_path = Path(home_path).expanduser().resolve()
 
         try:
             d = dialog.Dialog(
diff --git a/test/unit/test_configure.py b/test/unit/test_configure.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..328073434b81f74e7b7bf72c394e2f3e31a735b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/test_configure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from autosubmit import autosubmit
+import pytest
+
+#global variables
+pytest.advanced= False
+pytest.platforms_conf_path = None
+pytest.jobs_conf_path = None
+pytest.smtp_hostname = None
+pytest.mail_from = None
+pytest.machine = False
+pytest.local = False
+
+def test_configure_singleDash(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    # mocked return function to replace Path.home
+    # return '/tmp_path'
+    def mockreturn():
+        return Path(tmp_path)
+
+    # Application of the monkeypatch to replace Path.home
+    # with the behavior of mockreturn defined above.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", mockreturn)
+
+    #asign values that will be passed on cmd
+    AUTOSUBMIT_ROOT_DIR = str(Path.home())
+    database_path ="/database/"
+    database_filename="autosubmit.db"
+    local="/experiments/"
+    db_path =AUTOSUBMIT_ROOT_DIR + database_path
+    lr_path =AUTOSUBMIT_ROOT_DIR + local
+
+    autosubmit.Autosubmit.configure(pytest.advanced, db_path, database_filename, lr_path, pytest.platforms_conf_path, pytest.jobs_conf_path,pytest.smtp_hostname, pytest.mail_from, pytest.machine, pytest.local)
+    
+    file = open(str(tmp_path)+'/.autosubmitrc', 'r')
+    assert file.read() == '[database]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/database\nfilename = autosubmit.db\n\n[local]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments\n\n[globallogs]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/logs\n\n[structures]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/metadata/structures\n\n[historicdb]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/metadata/data\n\n[historiclog]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/metadata/logs\n\n[autosubmitapi]\nurl = http://192.168.11.91:8081 # Replace me?\n\n'
+
+def test_configure_doubleDash(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    # mocked return function to replace Path.home
+    # return '/tmp_path//'
+    def mockreturn():
+        return Path(str(tmp_path)+"/")
+
+    # Application of the monkeypatch to replace Path.home
+    # with the behavior of mockreturn defined above.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", mockreturn)
+    print(Path.home)
+
+    #asign values that will be passed on cmd
+    AUTOSUBMIT_ROOT_DIR = str(Path.home())
+    database_path ="/database/"
+    database_filename="autosubmit.db"
+    local="/experiments/"
+    db_path =AUTOSUBMIT_ROOT_DIR + database_path
+    lr_path =AUTOSUBMIT_ROOT_DIR + local
+
+    autosubmit.Autosubmit.configure(pytest.advanced, db_path, database_filename, lr_path, pytest.platforms_conf_path, pytest.jobs_conf_path,pytest.smtp_hostname, pytest.mail_from, pytest.machine, pytest.local)
+    
+    file = open(str(tmp_path)+'/.autosubmitrc', 'r')
+    assert file.read() == '[database]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/database\nfilename = autosubmit.db\n\n[local]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments\n\n[globallogs]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/logs\n\n[structures]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/metadata/structures\n\n[historicdb]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/metadata/data\n\n[historiclog]\npath = '+str(tmp_path)+'/experiments/metadata/logs\n\n[autosubmitapi]\nurl = http://192.168.11.91:8081 # Replace me?\n\n'