diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command.go
index f2ba500a953..0301b29ede3 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command.go
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ func extractFiles(body []byte, pluginName string, filePath string, allowSymlinks
 	}
 	for _, zf := range r.File {
 		newFileName := RemoveGitBuildFromName(pluginName, zf.Name)
-		if !isPathSafe(newFileName, path.Join(filePath, pluginName)) {
+		if !isPathSafe(newFileName, filepath.Join(filePath, pluginName)) {
 			return xerrors.Errorf("filepath: %v tries to write outside of plugin directory: %v. This can be a security risk.", zf.Name, path.Join(filePath, pluginName))
 		}
 		newFile := path.Join(filePath, newFileName)
 
 		if zf.FileInfo().IsDir() {
 			err := os.Mkdir(newFile, 0755)
-			if permissionsError(err) {
+			if os.IsPermission(err) {
 				return fmt.Errorf(permissionsDeniedMessage, newFile)
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ func extractFiles(body []byte, pluginName string, filePath string, allowSymlinks
 	return nil
 }
 
-func permissionsError(err error) bool {
-	return err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "permission denied")
-}
-
 func isSymlink(file *zip.File) bool {
 	return file.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink
 }
@@ -269,7 +265,7 @@ func extractFile(file *zip.File, filePath string) (err error) {
 
 	dst, err := os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, fileMode)
 	if err != nil {
-		if permissionsError(err) {
+		if os.IsPermission(err) {
 			return xerrors.Errorf(permissionsDeniedMessage, filePath)
 		}
 		return errutil.Wrap("Failed to open file", err)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command_test.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command_test.go
index 5babecb8fe7..f9b45ed1d2d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/install_command_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func TestFoldernameReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestExtractFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Should preserve file permissions for plugin backend binaries for linux and darwin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		skipWindows(t)
 		pluginDir, del := setupFakePluginsDir(t)
 		defer del()
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ func TestExtractFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should extract symlinks if allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		skipWindows(t)
 		pluginDir, del := setupFakePluginsDir(t)
 		defer del()
 
@@ -119,16 +121,18 @@ func TestInstallPluginCommand(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsPathSafe(t *testing.T) {
+	dest := fmt.Sprintf("%stest%spath", string(os.PathSeparator), string(os.PathSeparator))
+
 	t.Run("Should be true on nested destinations", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.True(t, isPathSafe("dest", "/test/path"))
-		assert.True(t, isPathSafe("dest/one", "/test/path"))
-		assert.True(t, isPathSafe("../path/dest/one", "/test/path"))
+		assert.True(t, isPathSafe("dest", dest))
+		assert.True(t, isPathSafe("dest/one", dest))
+		assert.True(t, isPathSafe("../path/dest/one", dest))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should be false on destinations outside of path", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.False(t, isPathSafe("../dest", "/test/path"))
-		assert.False(t, isPathSafe("../../", "/test/path"))
-		assert.False(t, isPathSafe("../../test", "/test/path"))
+		assert.False(t, isPathSafe("../dest", dest))
+		assert.False(t, isPathSafe("../../", dest))
+		assert.False(t, isPathSafe("../../test", dest))
 	})
 
 }
@@ -189,3 +193,9 @@ func setupFakePluginsDir(t *testing.T) (string, func()) {
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func skipWindows(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping test on Windows")
+	}
+}