diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_list.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_list.ts
index 54ba1a395..afc31a66a 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_list.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_list.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ export default class NoteListWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
                 return ret;
             }
         }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
 }