diff --git a/libimagentrylist/src/listers/path.rs b/libimagentrylist/src/listers/path.rs
index 0f1deac5..e3602770 100644
--- a/libimagentrylist/src/listers/path.rs
+++ b/libimagentrylist/src/listers/path.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Lister for PathLister {
                     if self.absolute {
                         pb.canonicalize().map_err(|e| LE::new(LEK::FormatError, Some(Box::new(e))))
                     } else {
-                        Ok(pb)
+                        Ok(pb.into())
                     }
                 })
                 .and_then(|pb| {
diff --git a/libimagstore/src/store.rs b/libimagstore/src/store.rs
index 9d174e24..faf1d784 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/store.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/store.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use glob::glob;
 
 use error::{ParserErrorKind, ParserError};
 use error::{StoreError, StoreErrorKind};
-use storeid::{StoreId, StoreIdIterator};
+use storeid::{IntoStoreId, StoreId, StoreIdIterator};
 use lazyfile::LazyFile;
 
 use hook::aspect::Aspect;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl StoreEntry {
     fn new(id: StoreId) -> StoreEntry {
         StoreEntry {
             id: id.clone(),
-            file: LazyFile::Absent(id),
+            file: LazyFile::Absent(id.into()),
             status: StoreEntryStatus::Present,
         }
     }
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ impl Store {
         let mut new_id = self.location.clone();
         new_id.push(id);
         debug!("Created: '{:?}'", new_id);
-        new_id
+        StoreId::from(new_id)
     }
 
     /// Creates the Entry at the given location (inside the entry)
-    pub fn create<'a>(&'a self, id: StoreId) -> Result<FileLockEntry<'a>> {
-        let id = self.storify_id(id);
+    pub fn create<'a, S: IntoStoreId>(&'a self, id: S) -> Result<FileLockEntry<'a>> {
+        let id = self.storify_id(id.into_storeid());
         if let Err(e) = self.execute_hooks_for_id(self.pre_create_aspects.clone(), &id) {
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ impl Store {
 
     /// Borrow a given Entry. When the `FileLockEntry` is either `update`d or
     /// dropped, the new Entry is written to disk
-    pub fn retrieve<'a>(&'a self, id: StoreId) -> Result<FileLockEntry<'a>> {
-        let id = self.storify_id(id);
+    pub fn retrieve<'a, S: IntoStoreId>(&'a self, id: S) -> Result<FileLockEntry<'a>> {
+        let id = self.storify_id(id.into_storeid());
         if let Err(e) = self.execute_hooks_for_id(self.pre_retrieve_aspects.clone(), &id) {
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ impl Store {
 
     /// Retrieve a copy of a given entry, this cannot be used to mutate
     /// the one on disk
-    pub fn retrieve_copy(&self, id: StoreId) -> Result<Entry> {
-        let id = self.storify_id(id);
+    pub fn retrieve_copy<S: IntoStoreId>(&self, id: S) -> Result<Entry> {
+        let id = self.storify_id(id.into_storeid());
         let entries_lock = self.entries.write();
         if entries_lock.is_err() {
             return Err(StoreError::new(StoreErrorKind::LockPoisoned, None))
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     /// Delete an entry
-    pub fn delete(&self, id: StoreId) -> Result<()> {
-        let id = self.storify_id(id);
+    pub fn delete<S: IntoStoreId>(&self, id: S) -> Result<()> {
+        let id = self.storify_id(id.into_storeid());
         if let Err(e) = self.execute_hooks_for_id(self.pre_delete_aspects.clone(), &id) {
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ impl Entry {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_file(loc: StoreId, file: &mut File) -> Result<Entry> {
+    pub fn from_file<S: IntoStoreId>(loc: S, file: &mut File) -> Result<Entry> {
         let text = {
             use std::io::Read;
             let mut s = String::new();
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ impl Entry {
         Self::from_str(loc, &text[..])
     }
 
-    pub fn from_str(loc: StoreId, s: &str) -> Result<Entry> {
+    pub fn from_str<S: IntoStoreId>(loc: S, s: &str) -> Result<Entry> {
         debug!("Building entry from string");
         lazy_static! {
             static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(r"(?smx)
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ impl Entry {
 
         debug!("Header and content found. Yay! Building Entry object now");
         Ok(Entry {
-            location: loc,
+            location: loc.into_storeid(),
             header: try!(EntryHeader::parse(header.unwrap())),
             content: content.into(),
         })
diff --git a/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs b/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs
index 7c5940c1..d5229e2b 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/storeid.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+
 use glob::Paths;
 use semver::Version;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
@@ -10,7 +14,57 @@ use store::Result;
 use store::Store;
 
 /// The Index into the Store
-pub type StoreId = PathBuf;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Hash, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct StoreId(PathBuf);
+
+impl Into<PathBuf> for StoreId {
+
+    fn into(self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl Deref for StoreId {
+    type Target = PathBuf;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &PathBuf {
+        &self.0
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl From<PathBuf> for StoreId {
+
+    fn from(pb: PathBuf) -> StoreId {
+        StoreId(pb)
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl From<String> for StoreId {
+
+    fn from(string: String) -> StoreId {
+        StoreId(string.into())
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl AsRef<Path> for StoreId {
+
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.0.as_ref()
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl Borrow<Path> for StoreId {
+
+    fn borrow(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.0.borrow()
+    }
+
+}
 
 /// This Trait allows you to convert various representations to a single one
 /// suitable for usage in the Store
@@ -19,6 +73,12 @@ pub trait IntoStoreId {
 }
 
 impl IntoStoreId for PathBuf {
+    fn into_storeid(self) -> StoreId {
+        StoreId(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoStoreId for StoreId {
     fn into_storeid(self) -> StoreId {
         self
     }
@@ -62,6 +122,8 @@ macro_rules! module_entry_path_mod {
             use std::path::Path;
             use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+            use $crate::storeid::StoreId;
+
             /// A Struct giving you the ability to choose store entries assigned
             /// to it.
             ///
@@ -86,7 +148,7 @@ macro_rules! module_entry_path_mod {
 
             impl $crate::storeid::IntoStoreId for ModuleEntryPath {
                 fn into_storeid(self) -> $crate::storeid::StoreId {
-                    self.0
+                    StoreId::from(self.0)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -119,7 +181,7 @@ impl Iterator for StoreIdIterator {
     type Item = StoreId;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<StoreId> {
-        self.paths.next().and_then(|o| o.ok())
+        self.paths.next().and_then(|o| o.ok()).map(|p| StoreId::from(p))
     }
 
 }