diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8606715..d82691a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ func cliJoin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 	cl := &httpnode.Client{HTTP: http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}}
 	var node *chord.Node
 	if peer := cmd.String("c"); peer != "" {
-		p, err := netip.ParseAddrPort(peer)
+		var p netip.AddrPort
+		p, err = netip.ParseAddrPort(peer)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}