diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
index 6db0bd838f8..a8c7468c487 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/local_driver.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ async def finish(self) -> None:
                 raise result
         logger.info("All realization tasks finished")
 
-    async def _run(self, iens: int, executable: str, /, *args: str) -> None:
+    async def _run(self, iens: int, executable: str, /, *args: str | Path) -> None:
         logger.debug(
-            f"Submitting realization {iens} as command '{executable} {' '.join(args)}'"
+            f"Submitting realization {iens} as command '{executable} {' '.join(str(arg) for arg in args)}'"
         )
         try:
             proc = await self._init(
diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_local_driver.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_local_driver.py
index 473e8e24c76..0aec0f2db95 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_local_driver.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_local_driver.py
@@ -129,3 +129,15 @@ async def test_that_killing_killed_job_does_not_raise():
     await driver.kill(23)
     await driver.kill(23)
     assert driver.event_queue.empty()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.timeout(10)
+async def test_path_as_argument(tmp_path):
+    driver = LocalDriver()
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+
+    await driver.submit(42, "/usr/bin/env", "touch", Path(tmp_path) / "testfile")
+    assert await driver.event_queue.get() == StartedEvent(iens=42)
+    assert await driver.event_queue.get() == FinishedEvent(iens=42, returncode=0)
+
+    assert Path("testfile").exists()