diff --git a/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc b/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc
index 5855cee..dcd634e 100644
--- a/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metrics_daemon.cc
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@
 }
 
 void MetricsDaemon::RunUploaderTest() {
-  upload_service_.reset(new UploadService(new SystemProfileCache(true,
-                                                                 config_root_),
-                                          metrics_lib_,
-                                          server_));
+  upload_service_.reset(new UploadService(
+      new SystemProfileCache(true, base::FilePath(config_root_)),
+      metrics_lib_,
+      server_));
   upload_service_->Init(upload_interval_, metrics_file_);
   upload_service_->UploadEvent();
 }