diff --git a/api/client/node/update.go b/api/client/node/update.go
index c0e8d88f35..64cde8ea56 100644
--- a/api/client/node/update.go
+++ b/api/client/node/update.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func runUpdate(dockerCli *client.DockerCli, nodeID string, mergeNode func(node *
 	}
 
 	mergeNode(&node)
-	err = client.NodeUpdate(ctx, nodeID, node.Version, node.Spec)
+	err = client.NodeUpdate(ctx, node.ID, node.Version, node.Spec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}