diff --git a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
index a02ce13c..a87303ad 100644
--- a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
+++ b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ PIValueTree & PIValueTree::child(const PIStringList & path) {
 	if (_is_null || path.isEmpty()) return *this;
 	PIValueTree * ret = &child(path[0]);
 	for (int i = 1; i < path.size_s(); ++i)
-		ret = &child(path[i]);
+		ret = &(ret->child(path[i]));
 	return *ret;
 }