diff --git a/doku2git.py b/doku2git.py
index 936bec0..c091109 100755
--- a/doku2git.py
+++ b/doku2git.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class Dokuwiki:
         found[None] = User(login="system", real_name="system", email="system@mlug-au.org")
         return found
 
-    def _find_meta(self, root: str, type):
+    def _find_meta(self, root: str, klass):
         for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root):
             for file in filenames:
                 # We don't really care about 'indexed' or 'meta' files.
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ class Dokuwiki:
 
                 # Actually read the metadata
                 path = os.path.join(dirpath, file)
-                for change in self._read_meta(path, type):
+                for change in self._read_meta(path, klass):
                     yield change
 
-    def _read_meta(self, path: str, type):
+    def _read_meta(self, path: str, klass):
         log.debug("extracting meta from %s", path)
         with open(path, 'r') as data:
             for entry in data:
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class Dokuwiki:
                         raise RuntimeError("Empty user doesn't correspond to 'external edit'")
                     user = None
 
-                yield type(
+                yield klass(
                     timestamp=timestamp,
                     ip=ip,
                     operation=operation,