diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/MavenEngine.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/MavenEngine.java
index 9edf53ae4..6db9ca918 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/MavenEngine.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/MavenEngine.java
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public class MavenEngine extends org.owasp.dependencycheck.Engine {
             }
             cpe = (CPEAnalyzer) super.initializeAnalyzer(analyzer);
             storeCPEAnalyzer(cpe);
+            return cpe;
         }
         return super.initializeAnalyzer(analyzer);
     }