diff --git a/src/utils/plugins/module_base.cpp b/src/utils/plugins/module_base.cpp
index 2f3c9b3..033bb05 100644
--- a/src/utils/plugins/module_base.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/plugins/module_base.cpp
@@ -1,82 +1,83 @@
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  F. Georget <fabieng@princeton.edu> Princeton University
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 #include "module_base.hpp"
 #include "../compat.hpp"
 
 namespace specmicp {
 namespace plugins {
 
 struct ModuleBase::ModuleBaseImpl {
     std::unordered_map<std::string, object_factory_f> m_objects;
 };
 
 ModuleBase::ModuleBase():
     m_impl(make_unique<ModuleBaseImpl>())
 {
 
 }
 
 ModuleBase::~ModuleBase() = default;
 
 
 std::unique_ptr<ModuleBase> ModuleBase::create_module() {
     auto module = make_unique<ModuleBase>();
     return module;
 }
 
 bool ModuleBase::register_object(
         const std::string& name,
         object_factory_f func
         )
 {
     m_impl->m_objects.insert({name, func});
     return true;
 }
 
 void* ModuleBase::get_object(const std::string& name)
 {
     void* obj;
     try {
         obj = m_impl->m_objects.at(name)();
     }
     catch (const std::out_of_range& e) {
         throw std::invalid_argument("PluginManager error : "
                                     "no plugin with name '"
                                     + name + "'.");
     }
+    return obj;
 }
 
 } //end namespace plugins
 } //end namespace specmicp