diff --git a/irrd/mirroring/nrtm4/nrtm4_types.py b/irrd/mirroring/nrtm4/nrtm4_types.py
index f1e26cc2..2fa797ba 100644
--- a/irrd/mirroring/nrtm4/nrtm4_types.py
+++ b/irrd/mirroring/nrtm4/nrtm4_types.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class NRTM4FileReference(pydantic.main.BaseModel):
     """
 
     version: pydantic.PositiveInt
-    url: Path
+    url: str  # Convert to Path when RIPE db is fixed
     hash: str
 
     def full_url(self, unf_url: str) -> str: