diff --git a/cmd/headscale/cli/routes.go b/cmd/headscale/cli/routes.go
index e39b407f..ef289497 100644
--- a/cmd/headscale/cli/routes.go
+++ b/cmd/headscale/cli/routes.go
@@ -251,10 +251,15 @@ func routesToPtables(routes []*v1.Route) pterm.TableData {
 			isPrimaryStr = strconv.FormatBool(route.GetIsPrimary())
 		}
 
+		var nodeName string
+		if route.GetNode() != nil {
+			nodeName = route.GetNode().GetGivenName()
+		}
+
 		tableData = append(tableData,
 			[]string{
 				strconv.FormatUint(route.GetId(), Base10),
-				route.GetNode().GetGivenName(),
+				nodeName,
 				route.GetPrefix(),
 				strconv.FormatBool(route.GetAdvertised()),
 				strconv.FormatBool(route.GetEnabled()),
diff --git a/hscontrol/types/routes.go b/hscontrol/types/routes.go
index f98c037d..12559fa6 100644
--- a/hscontrol/types/routes.go
+++ b/hscontrol/types/routes.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ func (rs Routes) Proto() []*v1.Route {
 	for _, route := range rs {
 		protoRoute := v1.Route{
 			Id:         uint64(route.ID),
-			Node:       route.Node.Proto(),
 			Prefix:     route.Prefix.String(),
 			Advertised: route.Advertised,
 			Enabled:    route.Enabled,
@@ -88,6 +87,10 @@ func (rs Routes) Proto() []*v1.Route {
 			UpdatedAt:  timestamppb.New(route.UpdatedAt),
 		}
 
+		if route.Node != nil {
+			protoRoute.Node = route.Node.Proto()
+		}
+
 		if route.DeletedAt.Valid {
 			protoRoute.DeletedAt = timestamppb.New(route.DeletedAt.Time)
 		}