diff --git a/src/extension/networkInspector/certificateProvider.ts b/src/extension/networkInspector/certificateProvider.ts
index 7bcfc4737..5377cb916 100644
--- a/src/extension/networkInspector/certificateProvider.ts
+++ b/src/extension/networkInspector/certificateProvider.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class CertificateProvider {
     }
 
     private validateDestinationPath(destination: string, os: ClientOS): void {
-        if (destination.split(/[\\/]+/).includes("..")) {
+        if (destination.split(path.sep).includes("..")) {
             throw new Error(`Path traversal not allowed in destination: ${destination}`);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/extension/commands/installPods.test.ts b/test/extension/commands/installPods.test.ts
index 5687aa165..e3913046f 100644
--- a/test/extension/commands/installPods.test.ts
+++ b/test/extension/commands/installPods.test.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ suite("installPodsCommand", function () {
 
     suite("Enhanced environment", function () {
         test("should inject Ruby and CocoaPods paths and default shell and locale values", function () {
+            if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
+                this.skip();
+            }
             const homeDir = "/Users/test-user";
             const originalEnv = {
                 PATH: process.env.PATH,