diff --git a/markitect/plugins/builtin/markdown_commands.py b/markitect/plugins/builtin/markdown_commands.py
index 72a9acb6..456c8f38 100644
--- a/markitect/plugins/builtin/markdown_commands.py
+++ b/markitect/plugins/builtin/markdown_commands.py
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ def md_ingest_command(ctx, file_path):
         doc_manager = DocumentManager(config.get('db_manager'))
 
         # Process the file
-        result = doc_manager.ingest_file(file_path)
+        result = doc_manager.ingest_file(Path(file_path))
 
         if config.get('verbose', False):
             click.echo(f"Processing results:")