diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70f255f..468b3e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Das Plugin unter `netbox_plugin/` ist auf NetBox 4.6.5–4.6.8 begrenzt. Zuerst
 ```text
 cd netbox_plugin
 python -m build
-/opt/netbox/venv/bin/pip install dist/netbox_plugin_store-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
+/opt/netbox/venv/bin/pip install dist/netbox_plugin_store-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
 ```
 
 Das Paket muss außerdem in `/opt/netbox/local_requirements.txt` festgehalten werden. In `configuration.py` wird es zunächst sicher im Dry-run-Modus eingerichtet:
diff --git a/netbox_plugin/README.md b/netbox_plugin/README.md
index f52fcea..a5d76e5 100644
--- a/netbox_plugin/README.md
+++ b/netbox_plugin/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The safe default is intentionally non-mutating. Installing the UI alone never gr
 Install the wheel into NetBox's virtual environment and persist it in `/opt/netbox/local_requirements.txt`:
 
 ```text
-netbox-plugin-store==0.1.0
+netbox-plugin-store==0.1.1
 ```
 
 Add the plugin to `configuration.py`:
diff --git a/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/runtime.py b/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/runtime.py
index 141e135..be47fd8 100644
--- a/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/runtime.py
+++ b/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/runtime.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ class RuntimeConfigurationError(RuntimeError):
     pass
 
 
+def _netbox_root(django_settings: object) -> Path:
+    """Return NETBOX_ROOT while supporting NetBox settings that expose paths as strings."""
+    base_dir = Path(getattr(django_settings, "BASE_DIR"))
+    return Path(getattr(django_settings, "NETBOX_ROOT", base_dir.parent))
+
+
 def _argv_list(value: object, setting: str) -> tuple[tuple[str, ...], ...]:
     if not isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
         raise RuntimeConfigurationError(f"{setting} must be a list of argv lists.")
@@ -160,11 +166,12 @@ class RuntimeSettings:
         defaults.update(plugin_settings)
         release = getattr(django_settings, "RELEASE", None)
         version = getattr(release, "version", None) or django_settings.VERSION
+        base_dir = Path(django_settings.BASE_DIR)
         return cls.from_mapping(
             defaults,
             configuration_dir=django_settings.CONFIGURATION_DIR,
-            netbox_root=getattr(django_settings, "NETBOX_ROOT", django_settings.BASE_DIR.parent),
-            base_dir=django_settings.BASE_DIR,
+            netbox_root=_netbox_root(django_settings),
+            base_dir=base_dir,
             netbox_version=version,
         )
 
diff --git a/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/version.py b/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/version.py
index 3dc1f76..485f44a 100644
--- a/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/version.py
+++ b/netbox_plugin/netbox_plugin_store/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/netbox_plugin/pyproject.toml b/netbox_plugin/pyproject.toml
index f949a4d..d412d00 100644
--- a/netbox_plugin/pyproject.toml
+++ b/netbox_plugin/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "netbox-plugin-store"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "A secure NetBox 4.6 plugin lifecycle client for the MrBlake Plugin Store"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/netbox_plugin/tests/test_runtime.py b/netbox_plugin/tests/test_runtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83d896f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox_plugin/tests/test_runtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import _bootstrap  # noqa: F401
+
+from netbox_plugin_store.runtime import _netbox_root
+
+
+class RuntimePathTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_netbox_root_falls_back_from_string_base_dir(self):
+        settings = SimpleNamespace(BASE_DIR="/opt/netbox/netbox")
+
+        self.assertEqual(_netbox_root(settings), Path("/opt/netbox"))
+
+    def test_explicit_netbox_root_accepts_string_paths(self):
+        settings = SimpleNamespace(BASE_DIR="/srv/netbox/app", NETBOX_ROOT="/opt/netbox")
+
+        self.assertEqual(_netbox_root(settings), Path("/opt/netbox"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()