diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6ef19cd..dcd5b06 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dustdata"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "bson",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c8d3797..1c981e2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dustdata"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.3.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A data concurrency control storage engine to Rustbase"
 repository = "https://github.com/rustbase/dustdata"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfa31ea..4e54548 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-dustdata = "1.3.0"
+dustdata = "1.3.1"
 ```
 
 # Usage
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Initialize a DustData interface.
 ```rust
 // DustData Configuration
 let config = dustdata::DustDataConfig {
-    path: "./test_data".to_string(),
+    path: std::path::Path::new("./test_data/dustdata").to_path_buf(),
     lsm_config: dustdata::LsmConfig {
         flush_threshold: dustdata::Size::Megabytes(128),
     }
diff --git a/src/dustdata.rs b/src/dustdata.rs
index f2182b3..1660fd4 100644
--- a/src/dustdata.rs
+++ b/src/dustdata.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct LsmConfig {
 /// * `lsm_config` - The LSM configuration
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct DustDataConfig {
-    pub path: String,
+    pub path: path::PathBuf,
     pub lsm_config: LsmConfig,
 }
 
@@ -146,11 +146,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ErrorCode {
 
 impl DustData {
     pub fn new(configuration: DustDataConfig) -> Self {
-        let path = path::Path::new(&configuration.path);
-
         let lsm = storage::lsm::Lsm::new(lsm::LsmConfig {
             flush_threshold: size_to_usize(configuration.clone().lsm_config.flush_threshold),
-            sstable_path: path.to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
+            sstable_path: configuration.clone().path,
         });
 
         Self {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2b1ac9f..65753a9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-mod bloom;
+pub mod bloom;
 mod dustdata;
-mod storage;
+pub mod storage;
 
 pub use self::{
     dustdata::DustData, dustdata::DustDataConfig, dustdata::Error, dustdata::ErrorCode,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mod dustdata_tests {
 
     fn get_default_config() -> DustDataConfig {
         DustDataConfig {
-            path: "./test_data/dustdata".to_string(),
+            path: std::path::Path::new("./test_data/dustdata").to_path_buf(),
             lsm_config: LsmConfig {
                 flush_threshold: Size::Megabytes(128),
             },
diff --git a/src/storage/lsm/filter/mod.rs b/src/storage/lsm/filter/mod.rs
index 7035840..77b513e 100644
--- a/src/storage/lsm/filter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/lsm/filter/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 use crate::bloom::BloomFilter;
 use lz4::{Decoder, EncoderBuilder};
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::{
+    io::{Read, Write},
+    path,
+};
 
-pub fn check_if_filter_exists(path: &str) -> bool {
-    let _path = std::path::Path::new(path).join("filter");
+pub fn check_if_filter_exists(path: &path::Path) -> bool {
+    let _path = path.join("filter");
 
     _path.exists()
 }
 
-pub fn write_filter(path: &str, filter: &BloomFilter) {
-    let _path = std::path::Path::new(path).join("filter");
+pub fn write_filter(path: &path::Path, filter: &BloomFilter) {
+    let _path = path.join("filter");
 
     if !check_if_filter_exists(path) {
         std::fs::create_dir_all(_path.clone()).unwrap();
@@ -36,8 +39,8 @@ pub fn write_filter(path: &str, filter: &BloomFilter) {
     hashes_file.sync_all().unwrap();
 }
 
-pub fn read_filter(path: &str) -> BloomFilter {
-    let _path = std::path::Path::new(path).join("filter");
+pub fn read_filter(path: &path::Path) -> BloomFilter {
+    let _path = path.join("filter");
 
     // bitvec
 
diff --git a/src/storage/lsm/index/mod.rs b/src/storage/lsm/index/mod.rs
index 9476113..a8128fe 100644
--- a/src/storage/lsm/index/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/lsm/index/mod.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ use std::{
     path,
 };
 
-pub fn check_if_index_exists(path: &str) -> bool {
-    let _path = path::Path::new(path).join("index");
+pub fn check_if_index_exists(path: &path::Path) -> bool {
+    let _path = path.join("index");
 
     _path.exists()
 }
 
-pub fn write_index(path: &str, index: &HashMap<String, String>) {
-    let _path = path::Path::new(path).join("index");
+pub fn write_index(path: &path::Path, index: &HashMap<String, String>) {
+    let _path = path.join("index");
 
     if index.is_empty() {
         return;
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ pub fn write_index(path: &str, index: &HashMap<String, String>) {
     file.flush().unwrap();
 }
 
-pub fn read_index(path: &str) -> HashMap<String, String> {
-    let _path = path::Path::new(path).join("index");
+pub fn read_index(path: &path::Path) -> HashMap<String, String> {
+    let _path = path.join("index");
 
     let mut file = fs::File::open(_path).unwrap();
     let mut bytes_to_read: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
diff --git a/src/storage/lsm/mod.rs b/src/storage/lsm/mod.rs
index d5bab12..d58696a 100644
--- a/src/storage/lsm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/lsm/mod.rs
@@ -2,33 +2,33 @@ use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::mem;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
 use crate::bloom::BloomFilter;
 use crate::dustdata::{Error, ErrorCode, Result};
 
 use self::snapshots::Snapshot;
 
-mod filter;
-mod index;
+pub mod filter;
+pub mod index;
 pub mod snapshots;
-mod sstable;
+pub mod sstable;
 mod writer;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct LsmConfig {
     pub flush_threshold: usize,
-    pub sstable_path: String,
+    pub sstable_path: path::PathBuf,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Lsm {
-    pub memtable: Arc<Mutex<BTreeMap<String, bson::Bson>>>,
+    pub memtable: Arc<RwLock<BTreeMap<String, bson::Bson>>>,
     pub memtable_size: usize,
     pub lsm_config: LsmConfig,
     pub snapshots: snapshots::SnapshotManager,
-    pub dense_index: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, String>>>,
-    pub bloom_filter: Arc<Mutex<BloomFilter>>,
+    pub dense_index: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, String>>>,
+    pub bloom_filter: Arc<RwLock<BloomFilter>>,
 }
 
 impl Lsm {
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ impl Lsm {
         );
 
         Lsm {
-            memtable: Arc::new(Mutex::new(BTreeMap::new())),
-            bloom_filter: Arc::new(Mutex::new(bloom_filter)),
-            dense_index: Arc::new(Mutex::new(index)),
+            memtable: Arc::new(RwLock::new(BTreeMap::new())),
+            bloom_filter: Arc::new(RwLock::new(bloom_filter)),
+            dense_index: Arc::new(RwLock::new(index)),
             lsm_config: config,
             memtable_size: 0, // The current memtable size (in bytes)
             snapshots,
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ impl Lsm {
 
         self.memtable_size += mem::size_of_val(&value);
 
-        self.memtable.lock().unwrap().insert(key.to_string(), value);
-        self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().insert(key);
+        self.memtable
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .insert(key.to_string(), value);
+        self.bloom_filter.write().unwrap().insert(key);
 
         if self.memtable_size >= self.lsm_config.flush_threshold {
             self.flush().unwrap();
@@ -90,16 +93,16 @@ impl Lsm {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let memtable = self.memtable.lock().unwrap();
+        let memtable = self.memtable.read().unwrap();
 
         match memtable.get(&key.to_string()) {
             Some(document) => Ok(Some(document.clone())),
             None => {
-                let dense_index = self.dense_index.lock().unwrap();
+                let dense_index = self.dense_index.read().unwrap();
                 let offset = dense_index.get(&key.to_string()).unwrap();
                 Ok(sstable::Segment::read_with_offset(
                     offset.to_string(),
-                    self.lsm_config.sstable_path.to_string(),
+                    &self.lsm_config.sstable_path,
                 ))
             }
         }
@@ -113,17 +116,17 @@ impl Lsm {
             });
         }
 
-        let mut memtable = self.memtable.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut memtable = self.memtable.write().unwrap();
 
         if memtable.contains_key(&key.to_string()) {
             memtable.remove(&key.to_string());
 
             drop(memtable);
         } else {
-            self.dense_index.lock().unwrap().remove(&key.to_string());
+            self.dense_index.write().unwrap().remove(&key.to_string());
         }
 
-        self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().delete(key);
+        self.bloom_filter.write().unwrap().delete(key);
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -136,13 +139,13 @@ impl Lsm {
             });
         }
 
-        let mut memtable = self.memtable.lock().unwrap();
-        let mut bloom_filter = self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut memtable = self.memtable.write().unwrap();
+        let mut bloom_filter = self.bloom_filter.write().unwrap();
 
         // Delete the old value from the bloom filter
         bloom_filter.delete(key);
 
-        let mut dense_index = self.dense_index.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut dense_index = self.dense_index.write().unwrap();
         dense_index.remove(&key.to_string());
         drop(dense_index);
 
@@ -162,10 +165,9 @@ impl Lsm {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let mut dense_index = self.dense_index.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut dense_index = self.dense_index.write().unwrap();
 
-        let segments =
-            sstable::Segment::from_tree(&memtable, self.lsm_config.sstable_path.as_str());
+        let segments = sstable::Segment::from_tree(&memtable, &self.lsm_config.sstable_path);
 
         for token in segments.1 {
             dense_index.insert(token.0, token.1);
@@ -183,41 +185,41 @@ impl Lsm {
 
         filter::write_filter(
             &self.lsm_config.sstable_path,
-            self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().deref(),
+            self.bloom_filter.read().unwrap().deref(),
         );
 
-        self.memtable.lock().unwrap().clear();
+        self.memtable.write().unwrap().clear();
         self.memtable_size = 0;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn get_memtable(&self) -> BTreeMap<String, bson::Bson> {
-        self.memtable.lock().unwrap().clone()
+        self.memtable.read().unwrap().clone()
     }
 
     pub fn contains(&self, key: &str) -> bool {
-        self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().contains(key)
+        self.bloom_filter.read().unwrap().contains(key)
     }
 
     pub fn clear(&self) {
-        self.memtable.lock().unwrap().clear();
-        self.dense_index.lock().unwrap().clear();
+        self.memtable.write().unwrap().clear();
+        self.dense_index.write().unwrap().clear();
     }
 
     pub fn update_index(&self) {
-        let index = self.dense_index.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        let index = self.dense_index.read().unwrap().clone();
         index::write_index(&self.lsm_config.sstable_path, &index);
     }
 
     pub fn list_keys(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         let mut keys = Vec::new();
 
-        for key in self.memtable.lock().unwrap().keys() {
+        for key in self.memtable.read().unwrap().keys() {
             keys.push(key.clone());
         }
 
-        for key in self.dense_index.lock().unwrap().keys() {
+        for key in self.dense_index.read().unwrap().keys() {
             keys.push(key.clone());
         }
 
@@ -226,27 +228,26 @@ impl Lsm {
 
     pub fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.clear();
-        self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().clear();
+        self.bloom_filter.write().unwrap().clear();
     }
 
     pub fn load_snapshot(path: path::PathBuf, snapshot: Snapshot) {
-        sstable::Segment::from_tree(snapshot.get_memtable(), &path.display().to_string());
-        index::write_index(&path.display().to_string(), snapshot.get_dense_index());
-        filter::write_filter(&path.display().to_string(), snapshot.get_bloom_filter());
+        sstable::Segment::from_tree(snapshot.get_memtable(), &path);
+        index::write_index(&path, snapshot.get_dense_index());
+        filter::write_filter(&path, snapshot.get_bloom_filter());
     }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Lsm {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let memtable = self.memtable.lock().unwrap();
-        let mut dense_index = self.dense_index.lock().unwrap();
+        let memtable = self.memtable.read().unwrap();
+        let mut dense_index = self.dense_index.write().unwrap();
 
         if memtable.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
 
-        let segments =
-            sstable::Segment::from_tree(memtable.deref(), self.lsm_config.sstable_path.as_str());
+        let segments = sstable::Segment::from_tree(memtable.deref(), &self.lsm_config.sstable_path);
 
         for token in segments.1 {
             dense_index.insert(token.0, token.1);
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ impl Drop for Lsm {
 
         filter::write_filter(
             &self.lsm_config.sstable_path,
-            self.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().deref(),
+            self.bloom_filter.read().unwrap().deref(),
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/lsm/snapshots/mod.rs b/src/storage/lsm/snapshots/mod.rs
index e7dd09a..874b6ee 100644
--- a/src/storage/lsm/snapshots/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/lsm/snapshots/mod.rs
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ impl Snapshot {
         }
 
         let snapshot = Snapshot::new(
-            lsm.memtable.lock().unwrap().clone(),
-            lsm.bloom_filter.lock().unwrap().clone(),
-            lsm.dense_index.lock().unwrap().clone(),
+            lsm.memtable.read().unwrap().clone(),
+            lsm.bloom_filter.read().unwrap().clone(),
+            lsm.dense_index.read().unwrap().clone(),
         );
 
         let now = chrono::Local::now();
diff --git a/src/storage/lsm/sstable.rs b/src/storage/lsm/sstable.rs
index 956b82f..62ddadb 100644
--- a/src/storage/lsm/sstable.rs
+++ b/src/storage/lsm/sstable.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ pub struct Segment {
 }
 
 impl Segment {
-    pub fn new(path: &str) -> Self {
-        let _path = path::Path::new(path).join("data");
+    pub fn new(path: &path::Path) -> Self {
+        let _path = path.join("data");
 
         if !_path.exists() {
             fs::create_dir_all(_path.clone()).unwrap();
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ impl Segment {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn read_with_offset(offset: String, path: String) -> Option<bson::Bson> {
+    pub fn read_with_offset(offset: String, path: &path::Path) -> Option<bson::Bson> {
         let splited_offset = offset.split('_').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
         let file_index = splited_offset[0].parse::<u64>().unwrap();
         let offset = splited_offset[1].parse::<u64>().unwrap();
 
-        let path = path::Path::new(&path).join("data");
+        let path = path.join("data");
         let file_path = path.join(get_file_that_starts_with_index(
             (*path).to_path_buf(),
             file_index as usize,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Segment {
 
     pub fn from_tree(
         tree: &BTreeMap<String, bson::Bson>,
-        path: &str,
+        path: &path::Path,
     ) -> (Segment, Vec<(String, String)>) {
         let mut segment = Segment::new(path);
 
diff --git a/src/storage/mod.rs b/src/storage/mod.rs
index 3085d3b..1ce9b7b 100644
--- a/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pub mod lsm;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod lsm;