diff --git a/nf_core/components/components_utils.py b/nf_core/components/components_utils.py
index cd446fe258..eec533ce60 100644
--- a/nf_core/components/components_utils.py
+++ b/nf_core/components/components_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import questionary
 import rich.prompt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def get_repo_info(directory: str, use_prompt: Optional[bool] = True) -> Tuple[st
         raise UserWarning(f"Could not find directory: {directory}")
 
     # Try to find the root directory
-    base_dir: Union[str, Path] = nf_core.utils.determine_base_dir(directory)
+    base_dir: str = nf_core.utils.determine_base_dir(directory)
 
     # Figure out the repository type from the .nf-core.yml config file if we can
     config_fn, tools_config = nf_core.utils.load_tools_config(base_dir)