diff --git a/km3io/tools.py b/km3io/tools.py
index cc3546ab79570c0b7e705bff742877012a3cf03c..2bc0e00ff99352e2d6f21663dd29771a00622076 100644
--- a/km3io/tools.py
+++ b/km3io/tools.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def best_track(tracks, startend=None, minmax=None, stages=None):
         return namedtuple("BestTrack", out.fields)(
             *[getattr(out, a)[0] for a in out.fields]
         )
-    return m3, out
+    return out
 
 
 def mask(arr, sequence=None, startend=None, minmax=None, atleast=None):