diff --git a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
index db62cbbe91..637f821366 100644
--- a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
+++ b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ class BootstrapRepos:
 
             destination = self._move_zip_to_data_dir(temp_zip)
 
-        return OpenPypeVersion(version=version, path=destination)
+        return OpenPypeVersion(version=version, path=Path(destination))
 
     def _move_zip_to_data_dir(self, zip_file) -> Union[None, Path]:
         """Move zip with OpenPype version to user data directory.