diff --git a/db/Node.pm.in b/db/Node.pm.in
index c79f5aba3d5199d810a08cf190c5cfe6f2072d6f..6907231ccda7ae181585b9f8b5b0d87c6774345c 100644
--- a/db/Node.pm.in
+++ b/db/Node.pm.in
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ sub GetEventState($$)
     $state = TBDB_NODESTATE_UNKNOWN
 	if (!defined($state));
 
-    $self->{'DBROW'} = $state
+    $self->{'DBROW'}->{'eventstate'} = $state
 	if (defined($self->{'DBROW'}));
     $$pstate = $state;
     return 0;