diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
index 4f6828bf1c8..5c408cf29e1 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::set_edit_state(const Variant &p_state) {
 
 	Dictionary d = p_state;
 	if (d.has("function")) {
-		edited_func = p_state;
+		edited_func = d["function"];
 		selected = edited_func;
 	}