diff --git a/aprslib/util/__init__.py b/aprslib/util/__init__.py
index 16507b2..811a320 100644
--- a/aprslib/util/__init__.py
+++ b/aprslib/util/__init__.py
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ def remove_WIDEn_N(path):
     returns: list of digipeaters that digipeated packet, in order
     """
     path = map(lambda x: re.sub('*$', '', x), path) # Remove asterisks
-    return(path = list(filter(lambda x: not re.match(r'WIDE[0-9\-\*]+$', x), path)))
+    path = list(filter(lambda x: not re.match(r'WIDE[0-9\-\*]+$', x), path))
+    return(path)