diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index faf4cd4b5c..57dae2f635 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Notifications.create = async function (data) {
 		data: data,
 	});
 	if (!result.data) {
-		return;
+		return null;
 	}
 	await Promise.all([
 		db.sortedSetAdd('notifications', now, data.nid),