diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeHeadlessViewer.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeHeadlessViewer.cpp
index b25cb4ff8a..5574b376cb 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeHeadlessViewer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeHeadlessViewer.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void OctreeHeadlessViewer::queryOctree() {
             int packetLength = endOfQueryPacket - queryPacket;
 
             // make sure we still have an active socket
-            nodeList->writeDatagram(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(queryPacket), packetLength, node);
+            nodeList->writeUnverifiedDatagram(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(queryPacket), packetLength, node);
         }
     }
 }