diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/score/parsers/PMDReader.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/score/parsers/PMDReader.java
index 497936604e..b25e591beb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/score/parsers/PMDReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/benchmark/score/parsers/PMDReader.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ private TestCaseResult parsePMDItem(Node n) {
             
 	        tcr.setCategory( rule );
 	        tcr.setEvidence( rule );
+	        return tcr;
 		}
 					
 		return null;