diff --git a/photologue/views.py b/photologue/views.py
index e2b0793..85833cc 100644
--- a/photologue/views.py
+++ b/photologue/views.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class GalleryDownload(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView):
         gallery_year = Path("/photos/" + str(+gallery.date_start.year))
         gallery_zip = gallery_year / (gallery.slug + ".zip")
 
-        with open(settings.MEDIA_ROOT / gallery_zip, "wb") as zip_bytes:
+        with open(settings.MEDIA_ROOT + str(gallery_zip), "wb") as zip_bytes: # I hate pathlib
             zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_bytes, "w")
             for photo in gallery.photos.filter(is_public=True):
                 filename = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(photo.image.path))