diff --git a/direct/src/gui/OnscreenImage.py b/direct/src/gui/OnscreenImage.py
index a00bf11ab2..6b25fd89b3 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/OnscreenImage.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/OnscreenImage.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class OnscreenImage(PandaObject, NodePath):
             if model:
                 node = model.find(image[1])
                 if node:
-                    self.assign(node)
-                    self.copyTo(parent, sort)
+                    print 'assigning'
+                    self.assign(node.copyTo(parent, sort))
                 else:
                     print 'OnscreenImage: node %s not found' % image[1]
                     return