diff --git a/src/main/java/com/marklogic/appdeployer/command/modules/DefaultModulesLoaderFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/marklogic/appdeployer/command/modules/DefaultModulesLoaderFactory.java
index dd73feae..8974a4d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/marklogic/appdeployer/command/modules/DefaultModulesLoaderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/marklogic/appdeployer/command/modules/DefaultModulesLoaderFactory.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public ModulesLoader newModulesLoader(AppConfig appConfig) {
 		ModulesManager modulesManager = null;
 		String path = appConfig.getModuleTimestampsPath();
 		if (path != null) {
-			modulesManager = new PropertiesModuleManager(new File(path));
+			modulesManager = new PropertiesModuleManager(path);
 		}
 
 		DatabaseClient modulesDatabaseClient = appConfig.newModulesDatabaseClient();