diff --git a/src/matrix/room/sending/PendingEvent.js b/src/matrix/room/sending/PendingEvent.js
index 3d0c3fe1..ae51f457 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/sending/PendingEvent.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/sending/PendingEvent.js
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ export class PendingEvent {
         if (isTxnId(this._data.redacts)) {
             return this._data.redacts;
         }
+        return null;
     }
 
     setRelatedEventId(eventId) {