diff --git a/aider/linter.py b/aider/linter.py
index e682c9882..b24b6d7d4 100644
--- a/aider/linter.py
+++ b/aider/linter.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Linter:
             if path:
                 for name in eslint_names:
                     eslint_file = path / name
-                    if eslint_file.is_file() and " " not in eslint_file:
+                    if eslint_file.is_file() and " " not in str(eslint_file):
                         self.languages["typescript"] = f"{eslint_file} --format unix"
                         return
 
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_linter.py b/tests/basic/test_linter.py
index ed3dbb6aa..ca8fca730 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_linter.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_linter.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ class TestLinter(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_is_file.return_value = True
         self.linter._check_eslint()
         self.assertIn("typescript", self.linter.languages)
-        self.assertTrue(self.linter.languages["typescript"].startswith('"'))
-        self.assertTrue(self.linter.languages["typescript"].endswith('" --format unix'))
+        self.assertTrue(self.linter.languages["typescript"].endswith(" --format unix"))
 
     def test_set_linter(self):
         self.linter.set_linter("javascript", "eslint")