diff --git a/tools/exchange_template/exchange_template.go b/tools/exchange_template/exchange_template.go
index 7bc7ac1f..674995a4 100644
--- a/tools/exchange_template/exchange_template.go
+++ b/tools/exchange_template/exchange_template.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/common"
 	"github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/config"
@@ -21,8 +20,9 @@ const (
 	packageMain    = "%s.go"
 	packageReadme  = "README.md"
 
-	exchangePackageLocation = "../../exchanges/"
-	exchangeLocation        = "../../exchange.go"
+	exchangePackageLocation = "..%s..%sexchanges%s"
+	exchangeLocation        = "..%s..%sexchange.go"
+	exchangeConfigPath      = "..%s..%stestdata%sconfigtest.json"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 	exchangeWrapper   string
 	exchangeMain      string
 	exchangeReadme    string
+	exchangeJSON      string
 )
 
 type exchange struct {
@@ -82,9 +83,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	newExchangeName = common.StringToLower(newExchangeName)
-	split := strings.Split(newExchangeName, "")
-	v := split[0]
-	capName := common.StringToUpper(v) + strings.Join(split[1:], "")
+	v := newExchangeName[:1]
+	capName := common.StringToUpper(v) + newExchangeName[1:]
 
 	exch := exchange{
 		Name:        newExchangeName,
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ func main() {
 		FIX:         fixSupport,
 	}
 
+	osPathSlash := common.GetOSPathSlash()
+	exchangeJSON := fmt.Sprintf(exchangeConfigPath, osPathSlash, osPathSlash, osPathSlash)
+
 	configTestFile := config.GetConfig()
-	err = configTestFile.LoadConfig("../../testdata/configtest.json")
+	err = configTestFile.LoadConfig(exchangeJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("GoCryptoTrader: Exchange templating configuration retrieval error ", err)
 	}
@@ -123,12 +126,18 @@ func main() {
 	configTestFile.Exchanges = append(configTestFile.Exchanges, newExchConfig)
 	// TODO sorting function so exchanges are in alphabetical order - low priority
 
-	err = configTestFile.SaveConfig("../../testdata/configtest.json")
+	err = configTestFile.SaveConfig(exchangeJSON)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("GoCryptoTrader: Exchange templating configuration error - cannot save")
 	}
 
-	exchangeDirectory = exchangePackageLocation + newExchangeName + "/"
+	exchangeDirectory = fmt.Sprintf(
+		exchangePackageLocation+newExchangeName+"%s",
+		osPathSlash,
+		osPathSlash,
+		osPathSlash,
+		osPathSlash)
+
 	exchangeTest = fmt.Sprintf(exchangeDirectory+packageTests, newExchangeName)
 	exchangeTypes = fmt.Sprintf(exchangeDirectory+packageTypes, newExchangeName)
 	exchangeWrapper = fmt.Sprintf(exchangeDirectory+packageWrapper, newExchangeName)
@@ -200,11 +209,6 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal("GoCryptoTrader: Exchange templating tool go fmt error ", err)
 	}
 
-	err = exec.Command("go", "fmt", exchangeDirectory).Run()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("GoCryptoTrader: Exchange templating tool go fmt error ", err)
-	}
-
 	err = exec.Command("go", "test", exchangeDirectory).Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("GoCryptoTrader: Exchange templating tool testing failed ", err)