diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index 87b8de5..88e4b98 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ class PhotoDB(
         def _normalize_new_photo_ratelimit(new_photo_ratelimit):
             if isinstance(new_photo_ratelimit, (int, float)):
                 new_photo_ratelimit = ratelimiter.Ratelimiter(allowance=1, period=new_photo_ratelimit)
-            new_photo_ratelimit
+            return new_photo_ratelimit
 
         def create_or_fetch_photos(files):
             photos = []