diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py
index 55d63e475..f424fd1f0 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def recover(self, signer: Signer) -> schedpb.RecoveryResponse:
 
     def export_node(self) -> schedpb.ExportNodeResponse:
         res = schedpb.ExportNodeResponse
-        return self.inner.export_node()
+        return res.FromString(bytes(self.inner.export_node()))
 
     def node(self) -> "Node":
         res = self.schedule()