diff --git a/modules/forum.module b/modules/forum.module
index 5052ec7753aaf31a10e284e915e3fc5af9600038..ffc099fff4d05acc40109ed0500469111828588e 100644
--- a/modules/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum.module
@@ -613,9 +613,11 @@ function theme_forum_list($forums, $parents, $tid) {
           array('data' => _forum_format($forum->last_post), 'class' => 'last-reply'));
       }
     }
+
+    return theme('table', $header, $rows);
+
   }
 
-  return theme('table', $header, $rows);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module
index 5052ec7753aaf31a10e284e915e3fc5af9600038..ffc099fff4d05acc40109ed0500469111828588e 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -613,9 +613,11 @@ function theme_forum_list($forums, $parents, $tid) {
           array('data' => _forum_format($forum->last_post), 'class' => 'last-reply'));
       }
     }
+
+    return theme('table', $header, $rows);
+
   }
 
-  return theme('table', $header, $rows);
 }
 
 /**