diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Db.Rpc/RpcDb.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Db.Rpc/RpcDb.cs
index 459e6ea53b6..61bb02e57e1 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Db.Rpc/RpcDb.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Db.Rpc/RpcDb.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public void Clear() { }
         public IWriteBatch StartWriteBatch()
         {
             ThrowWritesNotSupported();
+            // Make compiler happy
+            return null!;
         }
 
         private byte[] GetThroughRpc(ReadOnlySpan<byte> key)