diff --git a/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py b/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py
index 4cfceda9..1cd8c6f2 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class MeshConsumer(AsyncWebsocketConsumer):
                 await self.close()
 
             await self.add_dst_node(
-                node=await MeshNode.objects.aget_or_create(address=msg.content.destination),
+                node=await MeshNode.objects.aget_or_create(address=msg.content.destination)[0],
                 parent_address=msg.content.via,
             )
             await self.send_msg(messages.MeshMessage(