diff --git a/internal/repository/node.go b/internal/repository/node.go
index 3fa041f6..2a22e8c4 100644
--- a/internal/repository/node.go
+++ b/internal/repository/node.go
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ func (r *NodeRepository) UpdateNodeState(hostname string, cluster string, nodeSt
 			}
 
 			cclog.Debugf("Added node '%s' to database", hostname)
-			return nil
 		} else {
 			cclog.Warnf("Error while querying node '%v' from database", id)
 			return err