diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index d028b9ec4f..86bf2fa707 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
           this.newStatus.status = '\u200b' // hack
         } else {
           this.error = 'Cannot post an empty status with no files'
-          return;
+          return
         }
       }