diff --git a/plugins/askrene/layer.c b/plugins/askrene/layer.c
index f3346ec01cae..61858900157f 100644
--- a/plugins/askrene/layer.c
+++ b/plugins/askrene/layer.c
@@ -773,10 +773,10 @@ static void load_node_bias(struct plugin *plugin,
 				      &in_bias,
 				      &out_bias,
 				      &timestamp)) {
-		set_node_bias(layer, &node, take(description), in_bias,
+		set_node_bias(layer, &node, description, in_bias,
 			      /* relative = */ false,
 			      /* out dir = */ false, timestamp);
-		set_node_bias(layer, &node, take(description), out_bias,
+		set_node_bias(layer, &node, description, out_bias,
 			      /* relative = */ false,
 			      /* out dir = */ true, timestamp);
 	}
diff --git a/tests/test_askrene.py b/tests/test_askrene.py
index 1032cf8b092b..37281bee558c 100644
--- a/tests/test_askrene.py
+++ b/tests/test_askrene.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def test_node_bias_persistence(node_factory):
     ]
     assert l1.rpc.askrene_listlayers("mylayer") == {"layers": [expect]}
     # restarting the node we see the same data again
-    l2.restart()
+    l1.restart()
     assert l1.rpc.askrene_listlayers("mylayer") == {"layers": [expect]}
 
     r = l1.rpc.askrene_bias_node(
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def test_node_bias_persistence(node_factory):
     assert l1.rpc.askrene_listlayers("mylayer") == {"layers": [expect]}
 
     # restarting the node we see the same data again
-    l2.restart()
+    l1.restart()
     assert l1.rpc.askrene_listlayers("mylayer") == {"layers": [expect]}