diff --git a/lib/modules/database/reference.js b/lib/modules/database/reference.js
index ffb1af9f..83f535ac 100644
--- a/lib/modules/database/reference.js
+++ b/lib/modules/database/reference.js
@@ -195,8 +195,11 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const onCompleteWrapper = (error, committed, snapshotData) => {
         if (isFunction(onComplete)) {
-          if (error) return onComplete(error, committed, null);
-          return onComplete(null, committed, new Snapshot(this, snapshotData));
+          if (error)  { 
+            onComplete(error, committed, null); 
+          } else {
+            onComplete(null, committed, new Snapshot(this, snapshotData));
+          }
         }
 
         if (error) return reject(error);