diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
index e40e72488..af72489aa 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Role/Asset/Subscribable.pm
@@ -433,9 +433,8 @@ override purge => sub {
 
     my $group   = $self->getSubscriptionGroup();
     $group->delete if $group;
-    super();
 
-    return;
+    return super();
 };
 
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