diff --git a/app/deploy/deployment_create.py b/app/deploy/deployment_create.py
index 67893890..4f297286 100644
--- a/app/deploy/deployment_create.py
+++ b/app/deploy/deployment_create.py
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir, network_dir, initial_peers):
     deployment_context = DeploymentContext(Path(deployment_dir), deployment_command_context)
     # Call the deployer to generate any deployer-specific files (e.g. for kind)
     deployer_config_generator = getDeployerConfigGenerator(parsed_spec["deploy-to"])
-    deployer_config_generator.generate(deployment_dir)
+    # TODO: make deployment_dir a Path above
+    deployer_config_generator.generate(Path(deployment_dir))
     call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context, [network_dir, initial_peers])
 
 
diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index 06f893df..a7ccf3bf 100644
--- a/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
         # Check the file isn't already there
         # Get the config file contents
         content = generate_kind_config()
+        config_file = deployment_dir.joinpath(self.config_file_name)
         # Write the file
-        with open(deployment_dir, "w") as output_file:
+        with open(config_file, "w") as output_file:
             output_file.write(content)