diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java
index a06023b495..e8e014eb40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ public class ForgeEventFactory
 
         if (!cancel)
         {
-            mob.finalizeSpawn(level, event.getDifficulty(), event.getSpawnType(), event.getSpawnData(), event.getSpawnTag());
+            return mob.finalizeSpawn(level, event.getDifficulty(), event.getSpawnType(), event.getSpawnData(), event.getSpawnTag());
         }
 
-        return cancel ? null : event.getSpawnData();
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**