diff --git a/userpath/core.py b/userpath/core.py
index 86dc3c6..b647676 100644
--- a/userpath/core.py
+++ b/userpath/core.py
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 from .interface import Interface
 from .utils import in_current_path
 
-
 def prepend(location, app_name=None, shells=None, all_shells=False, home=None, check=False):
+    if hasattr(location, "__fspath__"):
+        location = location.__fspath__()
     interface = Interface(shells=shells, all_shells=all_shells, home=home)
     return interface.put(location, front=True, app_name=app_name, check=check)
 
 
 def append(location, app_name=None, shells=None, all_shells=False, home=None, check=False):
+    if hasattr(location, "__fspath__"):
+        location = location.__fspath__()
     interface = Interface(shells=shells, all_shells=all_shells, home=home)
     return interface.put(location, front=False, app_name=app_name, check=check)
 
 
 def in_new_path(location, shells=None, all_shells=False, home=None, check=False):
+    if hasattr(location, "__fspath__"):
+        location = location.__fspath__()
     interface = Interface(shells=shells, all_shells=all_shells, home=home)
     return interface.location_in_new_path(location, check=check)
 
 
 def need_shell_restart(location, shells=None, all_shells=False, home=None):
+    if hasattr(location, "__fspath__"):
+        location = location.__fspath__()
     interface = Interface(shells=shells, all_shells=all_shells, home=home)
     return not in_current_path(location) and interface.location_in_new_path(location)