diff --git a/mods/HELP/mcl_item_id/init.lua b/mods/HELP/mcl_item_id/init.lua
index 4e9c7c9f14..911d8225be 100644
--- a/mods/HELP/mcl_item_id/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HELP/mcl_item_id/init.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function mcl_item_id.get_mod_namespace(modname)
     if namespace then
         return namespace
     else
-        return ""
+        return
     end
 end