diff --git a/src/cc/lotto.cpp b/src/cc/lotto.cpp
index 7129bfcd8..dcde90e78 100644
--- a/src/cc/lotto.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/lotto.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ std::string LottoCreate(uint64_t txfee,char *planstr,int64_t funding,int32_t tic
         mtx.vout.push_back(MakeCC1vout(EVAL_LOTTO,funding,lottopk));
         return(FinalizeCCTx(0,cp,mtx,mypk,txfee,CScript() << OP_RETURN << E_MARSHAL(ss << (uint8_t)EVAL_LOTTO << (uint8_t)'F' << sbits << ticketsize << odds << firstheight << period << hentropy)));
     }
+    return("");
 }
 
 std::string LottoTicket(uint64_t txfee,uint256 lottoid,int64_t numtickets)