diff --git a/go/vcs/discovery.go b/go/vcs/discovery.go
index d5c3fc6b..c9b3caf9 100644
--- a/go/vcs/discovery.go
+++ b/go/vcs/discovery.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func parseMetaGoImports(r io.Reader) (imports []metaImport, err error) {
 			})
 		}
 	}
+	return
 }
 
 // attrValue returns the attribute value for the case-insensitive key