diff --git a/config/stordbcfg.go b/config/stordbcfg.go
index 7e3267a00..529e08d46 100644
--- a/config/stordbcfg.go
+++ b/config/stordbcfg.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (dbcfg *StorDbCfg) loadFromJSONCfg(jsnDbCfg *DbJsonCfg) (err error) {
 	if jsnDbCfg.Opts != nil {
 		err = dbcfg.Opts.loadFromJSONCfg(jsnDbCfg.Opts)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return
 }
 
 func (StorDbCfg) SName() string               { return StorDBJSON }