diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py
index 4280899..163d32b 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class BotRead():
             # Read dictionary from file, if not, enable an empty dict
             filereadgood = True
             try:
-                inf = codecs.open(filepath, "r", encoding='utf-8')
+                inf = codecs.open(str(filepath), "r", encoding='utf-8')
                 infread = inf.read()
                 dict_from_file = eval(infread)
             except Exception as e:
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class BotRead():
             # Read dictionary from file, if not, enable an empty dict
             filereadgood = True
             try:
-                inf = codecs.open(filepath, "r", encoding='utf-8')
+                inf = codecs.open(str(filepath), "r", encoding='utf-8')
                 infread = inf.read()
                 dict_from_file = eval(infread)
             except Exception as e: