diff --git a/client-common/node.py b/client-common/node.py
index 3480c596..68d2af9a 100644
--- a/client-common/node.py
+++ b/client-common/node.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def ready_node(zk_conn, node, wait):
 
     # Wait cannot be triggered from the API
     if wait:
-        while zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/nodes/{}/domainstate') == 'unflush':
+        while zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/nodes/{}/domainstate'.format(node)) == 'unflush':
             time.sleep(1)
 
     return True, retmsg