diff --git a/src/utils/experiments.js b/src/utils/experiments.js
index ef90d5d49e..44e615f778 100644
--- a/src/utils/experiments.js
+++ b/src/utils/experiments.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function getLocalTreatments() {
         } else {
             fetchTreatments();
         }
+        return null;
     }
 
     return experiments.treatmentsHash;
diff --git a/tests/unit/spec/src/utils/experiments.test.js b/tests/unit/spec/src/utils/experiments.test.js
index a6a84f16a5..78259d0683 100644
--- a/tests/unit/spec/src/utils/experiments.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/spec/src/utils/experiments.test.js
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ describe('experiments utils', () => {
 
         ensureTreatments();
 
-        expect(globalEvent.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith('treatments');
+        expect(globalEvent.trigger).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('treatments');
 
-        // treatment refresh should be triggered in the background
+        // treatment refresh should be triggered to get fresh data
         expect(document.querySelector('iframe')).not.toBeNull();
     });