diff --git a/clients/gitlabrepo/client.go b/clients/gitlabrepo/client.go
index 9f556faa2aa8..54b225290833 100644
--- a/clients/gitlabrepo/client.go
+++ b/clients/gitlabrepo/client.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	languages     *languagesHandler
 	ctx           context.Context
 	tarball       tarballHandler
+}
 
 // InitRepo sets up the GitLab project in local storage for improving performance and GitLab token usage efficiency.
 func (client *Client) InitRepo(inputRepo clients.Repo, commitSHA string) error {
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ func (client *Client) InitRepo(inputRepo clients.Repo, commitSHA string) error {
 	// Init tarballHandler
 	client.tarball.init(client.ctx, client.repourl, client.repo, commitSHA)
 
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (client *Client) URI() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", client.repourl.hostname, client.repourl.owner, client.repourl.projectID)
 }