diff --git a/src/api-usermode.c b/src/api-usermode.c
index 76e5b8464..954eda2e0 100644
--- a/src/api-usermode.c
+++ b/src/api-usermode.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ long find_user_mode(char letter)
 	Umode *um;
 
 #ifndef DEBUGMODE
-	return umode_letter_to_handler[letter];
+	return umode_letter_to_handler[letter]->mode;
 #else
 	/* In debug mode we check for umode_letter_to_handler[] mismatch with list */
 	for (um = usermodes; um; um = um->next)