diff --git a/src/c3nav/routing/level.py b/src/c3nav/routing/level.py
index 34b14b57..7e8aa102 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/routing/level.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/routing/level.py
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@ class GraphLevel():
     def nearest_point(self, point, mode):
         cache_key = ('c3nav__routing__nearest_point__%s__%s__%.2f_%.2f__%s' %
                      (self.graph.mtime, self.level.name, point[0], point[1], mode))
-        point = cache.get(cache_key, None)
-        if point is None:
-            point = self._nearest_point(point, mode)
-            cache.set(cache_key, point, 60)
-        return self.graph.points[point]
+        nearest_point = cache.get(cache_key, None)
+        if nearest_point is None:
+            nearest_point = self._nearest_point(point, mode)
+            cache.set(cache_key, nearest_point, 60)
+        return self.graph.points[nearest_point]
 
     def _nearest_point(self, point, mode):
         points = self.connected_points(point, mode)