diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
index cd6d8719544..5b7f92739ed 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ static int text_run_script(bContext *C, ReportList *reports)
 		}
 
 		BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Python script fail, look in the console for now...");
+
+		return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
 	}
 #else
 	(void)C;