diff --git a/src/sgfParser/node.py b/src/sgfParser/node.py
--- a/src/sgfParser/node.py
+++ b/src/sgfParser/node.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class Node:
 		res.setChildren(self.children[:])
 		return res
 
-	def getProperty(self,name):
-		if name in self.properties: return self.properties[name]
+	def getProp(self,name):
+		if name in self.properties: return self.properties[name].value
 		else: return None
 
 	## Returns textual representation of the Node itself, but disregards its children.