diff --git a/src/ejabberd_config.erl b/src/ejabberd_config.erl
index ea90ffde2..720e4cafa 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_config.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_config.erl
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ hosts_to_start(State) ->
 -spec start(Hosts :: [binary()], Opts :: [acl:acl() | local_config()]) -> ok.
 start(Hosts, Opts) ->
     mnesia_init(),
-    set_opts(set_hosts_in_options(Hosts, #state{opts = Opts})).
+    set_opts(set_hosts_in_options(Hosts, #state{opts = Opts})),
+    ok.
 
 mnesia_init() ->
     case catch mnesia:table_info(local_config, storage_type) of