diff --git a/library/waku_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/debug_node_request.nim b/library/waku_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/debug_node_request.nim
index 2d7c17fdd..89ccf064e 100644
--- a/library/waku_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/debug_node_request.nim
+++ b/library/waku_thread/inter_thread_communication/requests/debug_node_request.nim
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ proc process*(
   of RETRIEVE_LISTENING_ADDRESSES:
     return ok($(%*waku.node.getMultiaddresses()))
   of RETRIEVE_MY_ENR:
-    return ok($(%*waku.node.enr.toURI()))
+    return ok(waku.node.enr.toURI())
 
   error "unsupported operation in DebugNodeRequest"
   return err("unsupported operation in DebugNodeRequest")