diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_common.py b/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_common.py
index 9f5e9c9..de0f046 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_common.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_common.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 # fmt: off
 import os
+import pathlib
 
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
 from sphinx.util import logging
@@ -52,10 +53,12 @@ def load_test_file(self):
         if self.test_file is None:
             raise TestReportFileNotSetException("Option test_file must be set.")
 
-        root_path = self.app.config.tr_rootdir
-        if not os.path.isabs(self.test_file):
-            self.test_file = os.path.join(root_path, self.test_file)
-        if not os.path.exists(self.test_file):
+        test_path = pathlib.Path(self.test_file)
+        if not test_path.is_absolute():
+            root_path = pathlib.Path(self.app.config.tr_rootdir)
+            test_path = root_path / test_path
+        self.test_file = str(test_path)
+        if not test_path.exists():
             # raise TestReportFileInvalidException('Given test_file path invalid: {}'.format(self.test_file))
             self.log.warning(
                 "Given test_file path invalid: {} in {} (Line: {})".format(
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report.py b/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report.py
index e2622ec..a1eb856 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # fmt: off
 import os
+import pathlib
 
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
@@ -41,24 +42,21 @@ def run(self):
         self.load_test_file()
 
         # if user provides a custom template, use it
-        tr_template = self.app.config.tr_report_template
+        tr_template = pathlib.Path(self.app.config.tr_report_template)
 
-        template_path = ""
-
-        if os.path.isabs(tr_template):
+        if tr_template.is_absolute():
             template_path = tr_template
-
         else:
-            template_path = os.path.join(self.app.confdir, os.path.relpath(tr_template))
+            template_path = pathlib.Path(self.app.confdir) / tr_template
 
-        if not os.path.isfile(template_path):
+        if not template_path.is_file():
             raise InvalidConfigurationError(
                 "could not find a template file with name {} in conf.py directory".format(
                     template_path
                 )
             )
 
-        with open(template_path) as template_file:
+        with template_path.open() as template_file:
             template = "".join(template_file.readlines())
 
         if self.test_links is not None and len(self.test_links) > 0:
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ def run(self):
             "links_string": links_string,
             "title": self.test_name,
             "content": self.content,
-            "template_path": template_path,
+            "template_path": str(template_path),
         }
 
         template_ready = template.format(**template_data)
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report_template.txt b/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report_template.txt
index ec19c3c..a5228aa 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report_template.txt
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/test_reports/directives/test_report_template.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-**Test file**: {file}
+**Test file**: ``{file}``
 
-**Template used**: {template_path}
+**Template used**: ``{template_path}``
 
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