diff --git a/src/pages/fdp/FdpPod.tsx b/src/pages/fdp/FdpPod.tsx
index 29ebf67d..b47797eb 100644
--- a/src/pages/fdp/FdpPod.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/fdp/FdpPod.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { FdpStorage } from '@fairdatasociety/fdp-storage'
-import { Strings } from 'cafe-utility'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { CafeReactFs } from '../../react-fs/CafeReactFs'
 import { FsItem, FsItemType } from '../../react-fs/CafeReactType'
+import { joinUrl } from '../../react-fs/Utility'
 
 interface Props {
   fdp: FdpStorage
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function FdpPod({ fdp, name }: Props) {
             }
             for (const file of Array.from(input.files)) {
               const data = await file.arrayBuffer()
-              await fdp.file.uploadData(name, Strings.joinUrl(path, file.name), new Uint8Array(data))
+              await fdp.file.uploadData(name, joinUrl(path, file.name), new Uint8Array(data))
             }
             reload()
             resolve()
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function FdpPod({ fdp, name }: Props) {
         if (!newDirectoryName) {
           return
         }
-        await fdp.directory.create(name, Strings.joinUrl(path, newDirectoryName))
+        await fdp.directory.create(name, joinUrl(path, newDirectoryName))
         reload()
       }}
       // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
diff --git a/src/pages/fdp/index.tsx b/src/pages/fdp/index.tsx
index 8a6e7537..c388ddc2 100644
--- a/src/pages/fdp/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/fdp/index.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import { Bee } from '@ethersphere/bee-js'
 import { FdpStorage } from '@fairdatasociety/fdp-storage'
 import { Pod } from '@fairdatasociety/fdp-storage/dist/pod/types'
 import { CircularProgress, Typography } from '@material-ui/core'
-import { Strings } from 'cafe-utility'
 import { useSnackbar } from 'notistack'
 import { ReactElement, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import ImportIcon from 'remixicon-react/AddBoxLineIcon'
 import PlusCircle from 'remixicon-react/AddCircleLineIcon'
 import { SwarmButton } from '../../components/SwarmButton'
+import { joinUrl } from '../../react-fs/Utility'
 import { ManifestJs } from '../../utils/manifest'
 import { FdpLogin } from './FdpLogin'
 import { FdpPods } from './FdpPods'
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default function FDP(): ReactElement {
     const entries = await manifestJs.getHashes(importHash)
     await fdp.personalStorage.create(name)
     for (const [path, hash] of Object.entries(entries)) {
-      await fdp.file.uploadData(name, Strings.joinUrl('/', path), await bee.downloadData(hash))
+      await fdp.file.uploadData(name, joinUrl('/', path), await bee.downloadData(hash))
     }
     const pods = await fdp.personalStorage.list()
     setPods(pods.pods)
diff --git a/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsFile.tsx b/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsFile.tsx
index c3b0bc6e..212033a8 100644
--- a/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsFile.tsx
+++ b/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsFile.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { Strings } from 'cafe-utility'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { CafeReactFsDelete } from './CafeReactFsDelete'
 import { CafeReactFsLoading } from './CafeReactFsLoading'
 import { CafeReactFsName } from './CafeReactFsName'
 import { VirtualFile } from './CafeReactType'
+import { joinUrl } from './Utility'
 
 interface Props {
   path: string
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ export function CafeReactFsFile({ path, file, download, deleteFile, backgroundCo
   function proxyDelete() {
     setLoading(true)
 
-    return deleteFile(Strings.joinUrl(path, file.name)).finally(() => setLoading(false))
+    return deleteFile(joinUrl(path, file.name)).finally(() => setLoading(false))
   }
 
   return (
     <div
-      onClick={() => download(Strings.joinUrl(path, file.name))}
+      onClick={() => download(joinUrl(path, file.name))}
       onMouseEnter={() => setHovered(true)}
       onMouseLeave={() => setHovered(false)}
       style={{
diff --git a/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsPath.tsx b/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsPath.tsx
index ba8b82db..eef7a811 100644
--- a/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsPath.tsx
+++ b/src/react-fs/CafeReactFsPath.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Strings } from 'cafe-utility'
+import { joinUrl } from './Utility'
 
 interface Props {
   pathParts: string[]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function CafeReactFsPath({ pathParts, jumpToDirectory, backgroundColor, r
     if (absolutePaths.length === 0) {
       absolutePaths.push(pathPart)
     } else {
-      absolutePaths.push(Strings.joinUrl(absolutePaths[absolutePaths.length - 1], pathPart))
+      absolutePaths.push(joinUrl(absolutePaths[absolutePaths.length - 1], pathPart))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/react-fs/Utility.ts b/src/react-fs/Utility.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d0fd4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/react-fs/Utility.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function joinUrl(...parts: unknown[]): string {
+  return parts
+    .filter(x => x)
+    .join('/')
+    .replace(/(?<!:)\/+/g, '/')
+}