diff --git a/lib/Models/Setting.php b/lib/Models/Setting.php
index 521ef3b4e2..78ba98c26f 100644
--- a/lib/Models/Setting.php
+++ b/lib/Models/Setting.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Setting extends Model {
   public static function getValue($key, $default = null) {
     trigger_error('Calling Settings::getValue() is deprecated and will be removed. Use \MailPoet\Settings\SettingsController instead.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
     $settings = new SettingsController();
-    $settings->get($key, $default);
+    return $settings->get($key, $default);
   }
 
   public static function getAll() {