diff --git a/src/a2a/client/transports/jsonrpc.py b/src/a2a/client/transports/jsonrpc.py
index a565e6404..e7b60bb6e 100644
--- a/src/a2a/client/transports/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/src/a2a/client/transports/jsonrpc.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ async def get_card(
 
         self.agent_card = card
         self._needs_extended_card = False
-        return card
+        return self.agent_card
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
         """Closes the httpx client."""