diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index 2ab2cca..d650d69 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func getConfigFilePath(benchmarkVersion string, filename string) (path string, e
 	glog.V(2).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Looking for config specific CIS version %q", benchmarkVersion))
 
 	path = filepath.Join(cfgDir, benchmarkVersion)
-	file := filepath.Join(path, string(filename))
+	file := filepath.Join(path, filename)
 	glog.V(2).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Looking for file: %s", file))
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err != nil {