diff --git a/voussoirkit/pathclass.py b/voussoirkit/pathclass.py
index 797ea24..6cf285f 100644
--- a/voussoirkit/pathclass.py
+++ b/voussoirkit/pathclass.py
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ class Path:
         return self.relative_to(os.getcwd())
 
     def relative_to(self, other, simple=False):
+        if isinstance(other, str):
+            other = Path(other)
+
         if self == other:
             return '.'