diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c527675..f25018e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.11.8
+ - fix: get_dcor_site_config_dir did not always return a pathlib.Path (#20)
+ - fix: --dcor-site-config-dir CLI argument did not accept directory (#20)
 0.11.7
  - fix: don't try to edit client_max_body_size
 0.11.6
diff --git a/dcor_control/cli/inspect.py b/dcor_control/cli/inspect.py
index 1c890ff..da830d2 100644
--- a/dcor_control/cli/inspect.py
+++ b/dcor_control/cli/inspect.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 @click.command()
 @click.option('--assume-yes', is_flag=True)
 @click.option("--dcor-site-config-dir",
-              type=click.Path(dir_okay=False,
+              type=click.Path(dir_okay=True,
+                              file_okay=False,
                               resolve_path=True,
                               path_type=pathlib.Path),
               help="Path to a custom site configuration. For the main "
diff --git a/dcor_control/inspect/__init__.py b/dcor_control/inspect/__init__.py
index 58fa69d..2dcb461 100644
--- a/dcor_control/inspect/__init__.py
+++ b/dcor_control/inspect/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     check_dcor_theme_i18n_hack,
     check_dcor_theme_main_css,
     check_ckan_uploader_patch_to_support_symlinks,
+    get_dcor_site_config_dir,
 )
 from .config_nginx import check_nginx
 from .config_supervisord import (
diff --git a/dcor_control/inspect/config_ckan.py b/dcor_control/inspect/config_ckan.py
index 4128cef..31e62f6 100644
--- a/dcor_control/inspect/config_ckan.py
+++ b/dcor_control/inspect/config_ckan.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def get_actual_ckan_option(key):
     return opt
 
 
-def get_dcor_site_config_dir(dcor_site_config_dir=None):
+def get_dcor_site_config_dir(dcor_site_config_dir=None) -> pathlib.Path:
     """Return a local directory on disk containing the site's configuration
 
     The configuration directory is searched for in the following order:
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def get_dcor_site_config_dir(dcor_site_config_dir=None):
             f"The site configuration directory '{dcor_site_config_dir}' is "
             f"not applicable. Please check hostname and IP address.")
 
-    return dcor_site_config_dir
+    return pathlib.Path(dcor_site_config_dir)
 
 
 def get_expected_site_options(dcor_site_config_dir):
diff --git a/tests/test_inspect_data_ckan.py b/tests/test_inspect_data_ckan.py
index 5e0a8f0..8deab3d 100644
--- a/tests/test_inspect_data_ckan.py
+++ b/tests/test_inspect_data_ckan.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import pathlib
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -102,3 +103,18 @@ def test_check_orphaned_s3_artifacts(enqueue_job_mock, create_with_upload,
     inspect.check_orphaned_s3_artifacts(assume_yes=True,
                                         older_than_days=0)
     assert not s3.object_exists(bucket_name, object_name)
+
+
+def test_get_dcor_site_config_dir():
+    cur_dir = os.environ.get("DCOR_SITE_CONFIG_DIR")
+    try:
+        os.environ["DCOR_SITE_CONFIG_DIR"] = "/tmp/test"
+        assert str(inspect.get_dcor_site_config_dir()) == "/tmp/test"
+    except BaseException:
+        raise
+    finally:
+        # cleanup
+        if cur_dir is not None:
+            os.environ["DCOR_SITE_CONFIG_DIR"] = cur_dir
+        else:
+            os.environ.pop("DCOR_SITE_CONFIG_DIR")