diff --git a/setupScriptInfo.ps1 b/setupScriptInfo.ps1
index 60dc381..2b7ba6c 100644
--- a/setupScriptInfo.ps1
+++ b/setupScriptInfo.ps1
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function SetRegistry {
     )
     
     if( -not (Test-Path -Path $regpath -PathType Container) ) {
-        New-Item -Path $regpath -Force
+        New-Item -Path $regpath -Force -ItemType Registry
         New-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name $regproperty -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord
     }
     else {