diff --git a/external-providers/dotnet-external-provider/pkg/dotnet/provider.go b/external-providers/dotnet-external-provider/pkg/dotnet/provider.go
index c7defb58..ee654201 100644
--- a/external-providers/dotnet-external-provider/pkg/dotnet/provider.go
+++ b/external-providers/dotnet-external-provider/pkg/dotnet/provider.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (p *dotnetProvider) Capabilities() []provider.Capability {
 func (p *dotnetProvider) Init(ctx context.Context, log logr.Logger, config provider.InitConfig) (provider.ServiceClient, provider.InitConfig, error) {
 	var mode provider.AnalysisMode = provider.AnalysisMode(config.AnalysisMode)
 	if mode != provider.SourceOnlyAnalysisMode {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("only full analysis is supported")
+		return nil, provider.InitConfig{}, fmt.Errorf("only full analysis is supported")
 	}
 
 	// handle proxy settings