diff --git a/src/Fields/broadcast.jl b/src/Fields/broadcast.jl
index 9ff2eeffb1..a5f5756373 100644
--- a/src/Fields/broadcast.jl
+++ b/src/Fields/broadcast.jl
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ function Base.Broadcast.broadcasted(
         fs,
         V,
         arg,
-        Ref(space.global_geometry),
+        tuple(space.global_geometry),
         local_geometry_field(space),
     )
 end
diff --git a/src/Operators/spectralelement.jl b/src/Operators/spectralelement.jl
index aad2f26f0a..e52def4800 100644
--- a/src/Operators/spectralelement.jl
+++ b/src/Operators/spectralelement.jl
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ Base.@propagate_inbounds _get_node(space, ij, slabidx, arg, xargs...) = (
 Base.@propagate_inbounds function get_node(space, scalar, ij, slabidx)
     scalar[]
 end
+Base.@propagate_inbounds function get_node(space, scalar::Tuple{<:Any}, ij, slabidx)
+    scalar[1]
+end
 Base.@propagate_inbounds function get_node(
     parent_space,
     field::Fields.Field,