diff --git a/cmds/statsd/src/metrics/ValueMetricProducer.cpp b/cmds/statsd/src/metrics/ValueMetricProducer.cpp
index 6fd03273a4341..0ee156b07c558 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/src/metrics/ValueMetricProducer.cpp
+++ b/cmds/statsd/src/metrics/ValueMetricProducer.cpp
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ bool getDoubleOrLong(const LogEvent& event, const Matcher& matcher, Value& ret)
                     ret.setDouble(value.mValue.double_value);
                     break;
                 default:
+                    return false;
                     break;
             }
             return true;