diff --git a/server/routes/api/index.ts b/server/routes/api/index.ts
index 569016fa..db580bef 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/index.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import express from 'express';
+import express, {Response} from 'express';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import passport from 'passport';
+import path from 'path';
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 
 import {contentTokenSchema} from '@shared/schema/api/torrents';
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ import type {HistorySnapshot} from '@shared/constants/historySnapshotTypes';
 import type {NotificationFetchOptions} from '@shared/types/Notification';
 import type {SetFloodSettingsOptions} from '@shared/types/api/index';
 
+import {accessDeniedError, fileNotFoundError, isAllowedPath, sanitizePath} from '../../util/fileUtil';
 import appendUserServices from '../../middleware/appendUserServices';
 import authRoutes from './auth';
 import clientRoutes from './client';
@@ -16,7 +19,6 @@ import clientActivityStream from '../../middleware/clientActivityStream';
 import eventStream from '../../middleware/eventStream';
 import feedMonitorRoutes from './feed-monitor';
 import {getAuthToken, verifyToken} from '../../util/authUtil';
-import {getDirectoryList} from '../../util/fileUtil';
 import {getResponseFn} from '../../util/ajaxUtil';
 import torrentsRoutes from './torrents';
 
@@ -88,16 +90,56 @@ router.use('/torrents', torrentsRoutes);
  */
 router.get('/activity-stream', eventStream, clientActivityStream);
 
-router.get<unknown, unknown, unknown, {path: string}>('/directory-list', (req, res) => {
-  const callback = getResponseFn(res);
-  getDirectoryList(req.query.path)
-    .then((data) => {
-      callback(data);
-    })
-    .catch((error) => {
-      callback(null, error);
+/**
+ * GET /api/directory-list
+ * @summary Lists a directory
+ * @tags Flood
+ * @security User
+ * @return {object} 200 - success response - application/json
+ * @return {Error} 403 - access denied - application/json
+ * @return {Error} 404 - entity not found - application/json
+ */
+router.get<unknown, unknown, unknown, {path: string}>(
+  '/directory-list',
+  (req, res): Response<unknown> => {
+    const {path: inputPath} = req.query;
+
+    if (typeof inputPath !== 'string' || !inputPath) {
+      const {code, message} = fileNotFoundError();
+      return res.status(404).json({code, message});
+    }
+
+    const resolvedPath = sanitizePath(inputPath);
+    if (!isAllowedPath(resolvedPath)) {
+      const {code, message} = accessDeniedError();
+      return res.status(403).json({code, message});
+    }
+
+    const directories: Array<string> = [];
+    const files: Array<string> = [];
+
+    fs.readdirSync(resolvedPath).forEach((item) => {
+      const joinedPath = path.join(resolvedPath, item);
+      if (fs.existsSync(joinedPath)) {
+        if (fs.statSync(joinedPath).isDirectory()) {
+          directories.push(item);
+        } else {
+          files.push(item);
+        }
+      }
     });
-});
+
+    const hasParent = /^.{0,}:?(\/|\\){1,1}\S{1,}/.test(resolvedPath);
+
+    return res.status(200).json({
+      directories,
+      files,
+      hasParent,
+      path: resolvedPath,
+      separator: path.sep,
+    });
+  },
+);
 
 /**
  * GET /api/history
diff --git a/server/services/rTorrent/clientRequestManager.ts b/server/services/rTorrent/clientRequestManager.ts
index 43b2cd45..06f07f1b 100644
--- a/server/services/rTorrent/clientRequestManager.ts
+++ b/server/services/rTorrent/clientRequestManager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {homedir} from 'os';
+import {sanitizePath} from '../../util/fileUtil';
 
 import type {RTorrentConnectionSettings} from '@shared/schema/ClientConnectionSettings';
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ClientRequestManager {
     if (connectionSettings.type === 'socket') {
       this.connectionSettings = {
         ...connectionSettings,
-        socket: connectionSettings.socket.replace(/^~/, homedir()),
+        socket: sanitizePath(connectionSettings.socket),
       };
     } else {
       this.connectionSettings = connectionSettings;
diff --git a/server/util/fileUtil.ts b/server/util/fileUtil.ts
index d2cd493f..ac5739ff 100644
--- a/server/util/fileUtil.ts
+++ b/server/util/fileUtil.ts
@@ -50,42 +50,6 @@ export const sanitizePath = (input?: string): string => {
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
   const controlRe = /[\x00-\x1f\x80-\x9f]/g;
-  return path.resolve(input).replace(controlRe, '');
-};
-
-export const getDirectoryList = async (inputPath: string) => {
-  if (typeof inputPath !== 'string') {
-    throw fileNotFoundError();
-  }
-
-  const sourcePath = inputPath.replace(/^~/, homedir());
-
-  const resolvedPath = sanitizePath(sourcePath);
-  if (!isAllowedPath(resolvedPath)) {
-    throw accessDeniedError();
-  }
-
-  const directories: Array<string> = [];
-  const files: Array<string> = [];
-
-  fs.readdirSync(resolvedPath).forEach((item) => {
-    const joinedPath = path.join(resolvedPath, item);
-    if (fs.existsSync(joinedPath)) {
-      if (fs.statSync(joinedPath).isDirectory()) {
-        directories.push(item);
-      } else {
-        files.push(item);
-      }
-    }
-  });
-
-  const hasParent = /^.{0,}:?(\/|\\){1,1}\S{1,}/.test(resolvedPath);
-
-  return {
-    directories,
-    files,
-    hasParent,
-    path: resolvedPath,
-    separator: path.sep,
-  };
+
+  return path.resolve(input.replace(/^~/, homedir()).replace(controlRe, ''));
 };