diff --git a/scripts/nb-tester/test-notebook.py b/scripts/nb-tester/test-notebook.py
index 02aba218a5..26653aad02 100644
--- a/scripts/nb-tester/test-notebook.py
+++ b/scripts/nb-tester/test-notebook.py
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ class ExecuteOptions:
     submit_jobs: bool
 
 
-def execute_notebook(path: Path, options: ExecuteOptions) -> bool:
+def execute_notebook(path: str, options: ExecuteOptions) -> bool:
     """
     Wrapper function for `_execute_notebook` to print status
     """
+    path = Path(path)
     if path.suffix != ".ipynb":
         print(f"⏭️ {path} is not a notebook; skipping")
     print(f"▶️  {path}", end="", flush=True)