diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/_topology.py b/tobiko/tripleo/_topology.py
index 1e9a1d386..7e8bd6061 100644
--- a/tobiko/tripleo/_topology.py
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/_topology.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class TripleoTopologyNode(topology.OpenStackTopologyNode):
 
     @property
     def overcloud_instance(self) -> typing.Optional[metalsmith.Instance]:
-        return self.overcloud_instance
+        return self._overcloud_instance
 
     @property
     def rhosp_version(self) -> tobiko.Version: