diff --git a/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py b/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py
index 5bc028b27d..cda2c25a6d 100644
--- a/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py
+++ b/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class GESTest(GstValidateTest):
         else:
             paths = self.options.paths
 
+        if not isinstance(paths, list):
+            paths = [paths]
+
         for path in paths:
             if self.options.recurse_paths:
                 self.add_arguments("--sample-paths", quote_uri(path))