diff --git a/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py b/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py
index 50c4674051a9091792dc26c15d046d10c1dce58b..79e534b6ec7dde7c974173e0b184110e49fd2c52 100644
--- a/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py
+++ b/pystencils/interpolation_astnodes.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class TextureCachedField:
 
     @property
     def reproducible_hash(self):
-        _hash(str(self._hashable_contents).encode()).hexdigest()
+        return _hash(str(self._hashable_contents).encode()).hexdigest()
 
 
 class TextureAccess(InterpolatorAccess):