diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index e3fb3ae17..8ee166842 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	if fi.IsDir() {
 		return LoadConfigDir(path)
 	}
-	return LoadConfigFile(path)
+	return LoadConfigFile(filepath.Clean(path))
 }
 
 // LoadConfigString is used to parse a config string
diff --git a/command/agent/config_test.go b/command/agent/config_test.go
index e342b997b..f89386a95 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_test.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func TestConfig_LoadConfigsFileOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	config := config1.Merge(config2)
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(config.Files, expected) {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded configs don't match\nExpected\n%+vGot\n%+v\n",
+		t.Errorf("Loaded configs don't match\nwant: %+v\n got: %+v\n",
 			expected, config.Files)
 	}
 }