diff --git a/process/7_create_basemaps.py b/process/7_create_basemaps.py
index e554252661b9598433f2b6cab373747d8b9d4328..f94c5bf2f0e024179c797c16c1fcd09595fdb801 100644
--- a/process/7_create_basemaps.py
+++ b/process/7_create_basemaps.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def create_basemap(name, grid, hillshade, color_palette, epsg, output):
 
     # cleanup
     cleanup(TMP_SHADED)
-    cleanup(f'{TMP_SHADED}.aux.xml')
+    cleanup(Path(f'{TMP_SHADED}.aux.xml'))
 
     # create internal pyramid layers
     msg = f'Creating pyramids for {name}...'