diff --git a/twig.c b/twig.c
index f6f4e673c..2b369488e 100644
--- a/twig.c
+++ b/twig.c
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(twig_template_get_attributes)
 			RETURN_FALSE;
 		}
 		TWIG_THROW_EXCEPTION("Twig_Error_Runtime", "Item \"%s\" for \"%s\" does not exist", item, object);
+		return;
 	}
 /*
 	// get some information about the object