diff --git a/repo.lisp b/repo.lisp
index a0365d2..f56fade 100644
--- a/repo.lisp
+++ b/repo.lisp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
:type string)
(local-dir :initarg :local-dir
:reader repo-local-dir
- :type pathname)
+ :type string)
(packages :initarg :packages
:reader repo-packages
:type list)))