diff --git a/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py b/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py
index 08be3dd..8644f9b 100644
--- a/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py
+++ b/carnot/carnot-vote-aggregation.py
@@ -391,4 +391,4 @@ class Carnot:
             return Send(to=self.overlay.next_leader(), payload=vote)
         else:
             # Return None if not a member of the root committee
-            return None
+            return return Send(to=self.overlay.parent_committee, payload=vote)