diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractTypeDef.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractTypeDef.java
index 77a2bfb93..9885861bb 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractTypeDef.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/AbstractTypeDef.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypeDef
     extends AbstractTask
     implements Composable
 {
-    private String              m_lib;
+    private File                m_lib;
     private String              m_name;
     private String              m_className;
     private TypeManager         m_typeManager;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypeDef
         m_roleManager = (RoleManager)componentManager.lookup( RoleManager.ROLE );
     }
 
-    public void setLib( final String lib )
+    public void setLib( final File lib )
     {
         //In the future this would be replaced by ClassPath sub-element
         m_lib = lib;
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTypeDef
         //TODO: Make this support classpath sub-element in future
         try
         {
-            final File file = getContext().resolveFile( m_lib );
-            final URL url = file.getCanonicalFile().toURL();
+            final URL url = m_lib.toURL();
             final ClassLoader classLoader =
                 Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/runtime/ConverterDef.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/runtime/ConverterDef.java
index cad5dc448..feb2ee90e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/runtime/ConverterDef.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/libs/runtime/ConverterDef.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ConverterDef
 {
     private String              m_sourceType;
     private String              m_destinationType;
-    private String              m_lib;
+    private File                m_lib;
     private String              m_classname;
     private ConverterRegistry   m_converterRegistry;
     private TypeManager         m_typeManager;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ConverterDef
         m_typeManager = (TypeManager)componentManager.lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
     }
 
-    public void setLib( final String lib )
+    public void setLib( final File lib )
     {
         m_lib = lib;
     }
@@ -83,13 +83,11 @@ public class ConverterDef
             throw new TaskException( "Must specify the lib parameter" );
         }
 
-        final File file = getContext().resolveFile( m_lib );
-
         try
         {
             m_converterRegistry.registerConverter( m_classname, m_sourceType, m_destinationType );
 
-            final URL url = file.toURL();
+            final URL url = m_lib.toURL();
             final DefaultTypeFactory factory = new DefaultTypeFactory( new URL[] { url } );
             factory.addNameClassMapping( m_classname, m_classname );