diff --git a/lib/moped/read_preference/nearest.rb b/lib/moped/read_preference/nearest.rb
index 663c550..590c63e 100644
--- a/lib/moped/read_preference/nearest.rb
+++ b/lib/moped/read_preference/nearest.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def name
       # @since 2.0.0
       def with_node(cluster, &block)
         with_retry(cluster) do
-          nearest = cluster.nodes.sort_by(&:latency).first
+          nearest = cluster.nodes.select(&:latency).sort_by(&:latency).first
           if nearest
             block.call(nearest)
           else