diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
index 7a57780fd1..614b0a1528 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ void DomainServer::addStaticAssignmentsToQueue() {
         // add any of the un-matched static assignments to the queue
 
         // enumerate the nodes and check if there is one with an attached assignment with matching UUID
-        if (!DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>()->nodeWithUUID(staticAssignment->data()->getUUID())) {
+        if (!DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>()->nodeWithUUID((*staticAssignment)->getUUID())) {
             // this assignment has not been fulfilled - reset the UUID and add it to the assignment queue
             refreshStaticAssignmentAndAddToQueue(*staticAssignment);
         }