diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 6412243..754a1f7 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static void save_reply_addr(patty_ax25_sock *sock,
                             patty_ax25_frame *frame) {
     unsigned int i,
                  hops = frame->hops > PATTY_AX25_MAX_HOPS?
-                                      PATTY_AX25_MAX_HOPS: hops;
+                                      PATTY_AX25_MAX_HOPS: sock->hops;
 
     memcpy(&sock->local,  &frame->dest, sizeof(patty_ax25_addr));
     memcpy(&sock->remote, &frame->src,  sizeof(patty_ax25_addr));