diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/ml_util.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/ml_util.dart
index 416a959506..6ea59cb4c1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/ml_util.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/ml_util.dart
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ Future<MLResult> analyzeImageStatic(Map args) async {
         faceEmbeddingAddress,
       );
       if (resultFaces.isEmpty) {
-        return result..noFaceDetected();
-      }
+        result.faces = <FaceResult>[];
+      } else {
       result.faces = resultFaces;
     }