diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php b/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php
index 9c06cd7777d..b16fbc4d53d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public static function load($key, $config = 'default', $merge = true) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return self::write($values);
+		self::write($values);
 	}
 
 /**