diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostNotebook.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostNotebook.ts
index af5687ea166..b160a6d3394 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostNotebook.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostNotebook.ts
@@ -469,9 +469,8 @@ export class ExtHostNotebookController implements ExtHostNotebookShape, ExtHostN
 							}
 						}
 					}
-
-					return arg;
 				}
+				return arg;
 			}
 		});
 	}