--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py	Wed Nov 22 22:38:50 2017 -0500
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py	Thu Nov 23 01:21:10 2017 -0500
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
             convcmd.converter = converter
 
             try:
-                convcmd.convert(ui, src, dest)
+                convcmd.convert(ui, src, dest, source_type='hg', dest_type='hg')
             finally:
                 convcmd.converter = orig
         success = True