diff --git a/godot.nimble b/godot.nimble
index 817406d..a296063 100644
--- a/godot.nimble
+++ b/godot.nimble
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 author = "Xored Software, Inc."
 description = "Godot Engine bindings"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/godot/godotapigen.nim b/godot/godotapigen.nim
index 432814e..ccbcc6c 100644
--- a/godot/godotapigen.nim
+++ b/godot/godotapigen.nim
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ proc doGenerateMethod(tree: PNode, methodBindRegistry: var HashSet[string],
         body.add(newPNode(nkVarSection).addChain(newIdentDefs(
           retValIdent, ident("Godot" & returnType),
         )))
+        if returnType != "NodePath":
+          body.add(newCall("initGodot" & returnType, retValIdent))
       elif returnType in standardTypes:
         addrToAssign = newCall("addr", ident("result"))
       elif returnType == "string":