diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Metadata-Helpers.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Metadata-Helpers.ps1
index 3a5b488727b..51a3c599b01 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Metadata-Helpers.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/Metadata-Helpers.ps1
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ function GenerateDocsMsMetadata($language, $langTitle = "", $serviceName, $tenan
   $msauthor = ""
   if (!$author) {
     LogError "Cannot fetch the author from CODEOWNER file."
-    return
   }
   elseif ($TenantId -and $ClientId -and $ClientSecret) {
     $msauthor = GetMsAliasFromGithub -TenantId $tenantId -ClientId $clientId -ClientSecret $clientSecret -GithubUser $author