diff --git a/src/variorum/variorum.c b/src/variorum/variorum.c
index 764b0488d..c870282d8 100644
--- a/src/variorum/variorum.c
+++ b/src/variorum/variorum.c
@@ -1739,6 +1739,7 @@ int variorum_get_energy_json(char **get_energy_obj_str)
                                        VARIORUM_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
                                        getenv("HOSTNAME"), __FILE__,
                                        __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+                return 0;
             }
             err = g_platform[i].variorum_get_energy_json(node_obj);
             if (err)