diff --git a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
index 3f8bff4bcf5..d6f9c0f8b50 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     args.asymptote = parseAsymptote(argsman.GetArg("-asymptote", ""));
     args.is_list_only = argsman.GetBoolArg("-list", false);
     args.min_time = std::chrono::milliseconds(argsman.GetIntArg("-min_time", DEFAULT_MIN_TIME_MS));
-    args.output_csv = fs::PathFromString(argsman.GetArg("-output_csv", ""));
-    args.output_json = fs::PathFromString(argsman.GetArg("-output_json", ""));
+    args.output_csv = argsman.GetPathArg("-output_csv");
+    args.output_json = argsman.GetPathArg("-output_json");
     args.regex_filter = argsman.GetArg("-filter", DEFAULT_BENCH_FILTER);
 
     benchmark::BenchRunner::RunAll(args);
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 9813a165632..101d20191a5 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static const char* BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME = "bitcoind.pid";
 
 static fs::path GetPidFile(const ArgsManager& args)
 {
-    return AbsPathForConfigVal(fs::PathFromString(args.GetArg("-pid", BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME)));
+    return AbsPathForConfigVal(args.GetPathArg("-pid", BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME));
 }
 
 [[nodiscard]] static bool CreatePidFile(const ArgsManager& args)
@@ -1229,10 +1229,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
         // Read asmap file if configured
         std::vector<bool> asmap;
         if (args.IsArgSet("-asmap")) {
-            fs::path asmap_path = fs::PathFromString(args.GetArg("-asmap", ""));
-            if (asmap_path.empty()) {
-                asmap_path = fs::PathFromString(DEFAULT_ASMAP_FILENAME);
-            }
+            fs::path asmap_path = args.GetPathArg("-asmap", DEFAULT_ASMAP_FILENAME);
             if (!asmap_path.is_absolute()) {
                 asmap_path = gArgs.GetDataDirNet() / asmap_path;
             }
diff --git a/src/init/common.cpp b/src/init/common.cpp
index 38c60366e39..688471b35da 100644
--- a/src/init/common.cpp
+++ b/src/init/common.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void AddLoggingArgs(ArgsManager& argsman)
 void SetLoggingOptions(const ArgsManager& args)
 {
     LogInstance().m_print_to_file = !args.IsArgNegated("-debuglogfile");
-    LogInstance().m_file_path = AbsPathForConfigVal(fs::PathFromString(args.GetArg("-debuglogfile", DEFAULT_DEBUGLOGFILE)));
+    LogInstance().m_file_path = AbsPathForConfigVal(args.GetPathArg("-debuglogfile", DEFAULT_DEBUGLOGFILE));
     LogInstance().m_print_to_console = args.GetBoolArg("-printtoconsole", !args.GetBoolArg("-daemon", false));
     LogInstance().m_log_timestamps = args.GetBoolArg("-logtimestamps", DEFAULT_LOGTIMESTAMPS);
     LogInstance().m_log_time_micros = args.GetBoolArg("-logtimemicros", DEFAULT_LOGTIMEMICROS);