diff --git a/lollms/internet.py b/lollms/internet.py
index 0b564bc..81eed13 100644
--- a/lollms/internet.py
+++ b/lollms/internet.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def scrape_and_save(url, file_path=None, lollms_com=None, chromedriver_path=None
 
     
     if file_path:
-        if max_size and text_content< max_size:
+        if max_size and len(text_content)< max_size:
             # Save the text content as a text file
             with open(file_path, 'w', encoding="utf-8") as file:
                 file.write(text_content)
diff --git a/lollms/security.py b/lollms/security.py
index 8a482ec..154b1a2 100644
--- a/lollms/security.py
+++ b/lollms/security.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def sanitize_path(path:str, allow_absolute_path:bool=False, error_text="Absolute
     # Regular expression to detect patterns like "...." and multiple forward slashes
     suspicious_patterns = re.compile(r'(\.\.+)|(/+/)')
     
-    if suspicious_patterns.search(path) or ((not allow_absolute_path) and Path(path).is_absolute()):
+    if suspicious_patterns.search(str(path)) or ((not allow_absolute_path) and Path(path).is_absolute()):
         ASCIIColors.error(error_text)
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=exception_text)