diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
index f0033bf7f..baf3110ee 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ LocalActor *CellController::getLocalActor(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
     std::string actorIndex = generateMapIndex(ptr);
     std::string cellIndex = localActorsToCells.at(actorIndex);
 
-    cellsActive.at(cellIndex)->getLocalActor(actorIndex);
+    return cellsActive.at(cellIndex)->getLocalActor(actorIndex);
 }
 
 std::string CellController::generateMapIndex(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)