diff --git a/arkindex/ponos/tasks.py b/arkindex/ponos/tasks.py
index 6278da544d10259061b06a66a6495fec398e8e2e..a46bc81ebdf3feb44480bfca3cc96b49c0851e3b 100644
--- a/arkindex/ponos/tasks.py
+++ b/arkindex/ponos/tasks.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def download_extra_files(task) -> None:
             resp.raise_for_status()
 
             # Write file to a specific data directory
-            extra_files_dir = settings.PONOS_DATA_DIR / "extra_files"
+            extra_files_dir = Path(settings.PONOS_DATA_DIR) / "extra_files"
             extra_files_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
             with open(extra_files_dir / path_name, "wb") as f:
                 for chunk in resp.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):