diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledMeshedSurface/sampledMeshedSurfaceTemplates.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledMeshedSurface/sampledMeshedSurfaceTemplates.C
index 6833dd2bda..6fa28be7ea 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledMeshedSurface/sampledMeshedSurfaceTemplates.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledMeshedSurface/sampledMeshedSurfaceTemplates.C
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ Foam::sampledMeshedSurface::sampleOnPoints
                 );
             }
         }
+
+        return tvalues;
     }