diff --git a/chatmastermind/storage.py b/chatmastermind/storage.py
index 4215e5a..44b21fc 100644
--- a/chatmastermind/storage.py
+++ b/chatmastermind/storage.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from .utils import terminal_width, append_message, message_to_chat
 from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
 
 
-def read_file(fname: str, tags_only: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def read_file(fname: pathlib.Path, tags_only: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     with open(fname, "r") as fd:
         if tags_only:
             return {"tags": [x.strip() for x in fd.readline().strip().split(':')[1].strip().split(',')]}