diff --git a/waku/v2/peerstore/waku_peer_store.go b/waku/v2/peerstore/waku_peer_store.go
index 9dbb6b8a..106b3f65 100644
--- a/waku/v2/peerstore/waku_peer_store.go
+++ b/waku/v2/peerstore/waku_peer_store.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (ps *WakuPeerstoreImpl) Direction(p peer.ID) (network.Direction, error) {
 		return network.DirUnknown, err
 	}
 
-	return result.(network.Direction), nil
+	return network.Direction(result.(int)), nil
 }
 
 // AddPubSubTopic adds a new pubSubTopic for a peer