diff --git a/src/models/config.py b/src/models/config.py
index 10d95ff7e..1aca828ad 100644
--- a/src/models/config.py
+++ b/src/models/config.py
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ class ByokRag(ConfigurationBase):
         description="Vector database identification.",
     )
 
-    db_path: FilePath = Field(
+    db_path: str = Field(
         ...,
         title="DB path",
         description="Path to RAG database.",
diff --git a/tests/unit/models/config/test_byok_rag.py b/tests/unit/models/config/test_byok_rag.py
index d66373479..e0cb7a8fb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models/config/test_byok_rag.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models/config/test_byok_rag.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_byok_rag_configuration_default_values() -> None:
     assert byok_rag.embedding_model == DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODEL
     assert byok_rag.embedding_dimension == DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_DIMENSION
     assert byok_rag.vector_db_id == "vector_db_id"
-    assert byok_rag.db_path == Path("tests/configuration/rag.txt")
+    assert byok_rag.db_path == "tests/configuration/rag.txt"
 
 
 def test_byok_rag_configuration_nondefault_values() -> None:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_byok_rag_configuration_nondefault_values() -> None:
         embedding_model="embedding_model",
         embedding_dimension=1024,
         vector_db_id="vector_db_id",
-        db_path=Path("tests/configuration/rag.txt"),
+        db_path="tests/configuration/rag.txt",
     )
     assert byok_rag is not None
     assert byok_rag.rag_id == "rag_id"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_byok_rag_configuration_nondefault_values() -> None:
     assert byok_rag.embedding_model == "embedding_model"
     assert byok_rag.embedding_dimension == 1024
     assert byok_rag.vector_db_id == "vector_db_id"
-    assert byok_rag.db_path == Path("tests/configuration/rag.txt")
+    assert byok_rag.db_path == "tests/configuration/rag.txt"
 
 
 def test_byok_rag_configuration_wrong_dimension() -> None: