diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a875e04..e366e88 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export function addPeers<C, C_Peer>(self:Interpreter_T<C>, name:string, peers:Ar
   if(!self.peers.hasOwnProperty(name)){
     self.peers[name] = [];
   }
-  (self.peers[name] as Array<Interpreter_T<C_Peer>>).concat(peers);
+  self.peers[name] = (self.peers[name] as Array<Interpreter_T<C_Peer>>).concat(peers);
   peers.forEach((peer)=>{
     const subscriptionId = subscribeToEvents(peer, (e, peer)=>{
       // TODO: ensure there's no faulty logic in having this `if`: