diff --git a/metamist/parser/generic_parser.py b/metamist/parser/generic_parser.py
index 5d0512189..c3a9cb64c 100644
--- a/metamist/parser/generic_parser.py
+++ b/metamist/parser/generic_parser.py
@@ -637,6 +637,8 @@ async def from_json(self, rows, confirm=False, dry_run=False):
         else:
             self.prepare_detail(samples)
 
+        return result
+
     def _get_dict_reader(self, file_pointer, delimiter: str):
         """
         Return a DictReader from file_pointer