diff --git a/netlib/certutils.py b/netlib/certutils.py
index 616a778e4..34e01ed37 100644
--- a/netlib/certutils.py
+++ b/netlib/certutils.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class SSLCert(Serializable):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_state(cls, state):
-        cls.from_pem(state)
+        return cls.from_pem(state)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_pem(cls, txt):