diff --git a/lib/server/swarm.js b/lib/server/swarm.js
index 21940f8..4bb9820 100644
--- a/lib/server/swarm.js
+++ b/lib/server/swarm.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Swarm.prototype._getPeers = function (numwant, ownPeerId, isWebRTC) {
   var peerId
   while ((peerId = ite()) && peers.length < numwant) {
     // Check manually if the peer is active
-    if (peers.maxAge && (Date.now() - peers.cache[peerId].modified) > peers.maxAge) {
+    if (this.peers.maxAge && (Date.now() - this.peers.cache[peerId].modified) > this.peers.maxAge) {
       peers.remove(peerId)
       continue
     }