diff --git a/trimesh/parent.py b/trimesh/parent.py
index 329fda902..0ab51dcc5 100644
--- a/trimesh/parent.py
+++ b/trimesh/parent.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def source(self) -> LoadSource:
         # this should have been tacked on by the loader
         # but we want to *always* be able to access
         # a value like `mesh.source.file_type` so add a default
-        current = getattr(self, "_source", None):
+        current = getattr(self, "_source", None)
         if current is not None:
             return current
         self._source = LoadSource()