diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php b/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php
index 7aedb9398..fb95d3b52 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ConfigValidator
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $errors[] = $e->getMessage();
 
-            return;
+            return array($errors, $publishErrors, $warnings);
         }
 
         // validate actual data