diff --git a/format.py b/format.py
index ebdf753..331e22c 100755
--- a/format.py
+++ b/format.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def get_orig_avatar(
     return result.content
 
 
-def get_avatar(url: str, secrets: dict[str, str]) -> str | None:
+def get_avatar(url: str, secrets: dict[str, str]) -> Path | None:
     basename = hashlib.sha256(url.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
     file_path = cache_dir() / f"{basename}.svg"
     if not file_path.exists():
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def get_avatar(url: str, secrets: dict[str, str]) -> str | None:
 
         with open(file_path, "w") as svgfile:
             svgfile.write(svg_text)
-    return str(file_path.relative_to(root_dir()))
+    return file_path.relative_to(root_dir())
 
 
 def get_country_name(
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ mid = secrets.get("mailer_id")
 
 class Card(TypedDict):
     address: str
-    avatar: str | None
+    avatar: Path | None
     row: dict[str, str]
     imb: str