diff --git a/zarp/plugins/sample_processors/htsinfer.py b/zarp/plugins/sample_processors/htsinfer.py
index 514f8d1..714ca3e 100644
--- a/zarp/plugins/sample_processors/htsinfer.py
+++ b/zarp/plugins/sample_processors/htsinfer.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def process(  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         LOGGER.debug(f"Command: {cmd}")
         executor.run(cmd=cmd)
         records_new = stp.read(
-            path=content.samples_out,
+            path=Path(content.samples_out),
             mapping=map_zarp_to_model,
         )
         return records_new