--- a/makeitso/makeitso.py	Tue Jan 11 07:30:31 2011 -0800
+++ b/makeitso/makeitso.py	Tue Jan 11 07:33:59 2011 -0800
@@ -324,14 +324,17 @@
     def __init__(self, templates, interactive=True, variables=None):
 
         self.interactive = interactive
-        self._templates = templates[:]
         self.templates = []
         for template in templates:
-            # TODO: check if the template is a [e.g] PasteScript.template entry point
-            if os.path.isdir(template):
-                self.templates.append(DirectoryTemplate(template, interactive=self.interactive, variables=variables))
+            if isinstance(template, basestring):
+                # TODO: check if the template is a [e.g] PasteScript.template entry point
+                if os.path.isdir(template):
+                    self.templates.append(DirectoryTemplate(template, interactive=self.interactive, variables=variables))
+                else:
+                    self.templates.append(URITemplate(template, interactive=self.interactive, variables=variables))
             else:
-                self.templates.append(URITemplate(template, interactive=self.interactive, variables=variables))
+                # assume the template is an object that conforms to the API
+                self.templates.append(template)
 
     def missing(self, **variables):
         vars = variables.copy()