diff --git a/h5grove/content.py b/h5grove/content.py
index 0d76612..459d1d6 100644
--- a/h5grove/content.py
+++ b/h5grove/content.py
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ def get_list_of_paths(
 
     names = []
 
-    def get_path(name: str):
-        full_path = hdf_path_join(base_path, name)
+    def get_path(name: bytes):
+        full_path = hdf_path_join(base_path, name.decode())
         content = create_content(f, full_path, resolve_links)
         names.append(content.path)
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def get_path(name: str):
         base_content = create_content(f, base_path, resolve_links)
         assert isinstance(base_content, GroupContent)
         names.append(base_content.path)
-        base_content._h5py_entity.visit(get_path)
+        base_content._h5py_entity.id.links.visit(get_path)
         yield names
     except NotFoundError as e:
         raise create_error(404, str(e))
diff --git a/test/base_test.py b/test/base_test.py
index 168b41d..f8a30a5 100644
--- a/test/base_test.py
+++ b/test/base_test.py
@@ -412,8 +412,11 @@ def test_paths(self, server):
 
         with h5py.File(server.served_directory / filename, "w") as h5file:
             h5file["tree/branch/fruit"] = "apple"
+            h5file["tree/branch/fruit_2"] = h5py.SoftLink("fruit")
             h5file["tree/other_branch"] = 5
-            h5file["tree_2"] = "birch"
+            h5file["tree_2/branch"] = h5py.SoftLink("/tree/branch")
+            h5file["tree_2/trunk"] = "birch"
+            h5file["tree_3"] = h5py.ExternalLink("test2.h5", "/another_tree")
 
         response = server.get(f"/paths/?file={filename}")
         retrieved_paths = decode_response(response)
@@ -423,8 +426,12 @@ def test_paths(self, server):
             "/tree",
             "/tree/branch",
             "/tree/branch/fruit",
+            "/tree/branch/fruit_2",
             "/tree/other_branch",
             "/tree_2",
+            "/tree_2/branch",
+            "/tree_2/trunk",
+            "/tree_3",
         ]
 
         response = server.get(f"/paths/?file={filename}&path=/tree/branch")
@@ -433,6 +440,7 @@ def test_paths(self, server):
         assert retrieved_paths == [
             "/tree/branch",
             "/tree/branch/fruit",
+            "/tree/branch/fruit_2",
         ]
 
     def test_404_on_non_existing_path(self, server):