diff --git a/src/config_passthrough.cpp b/src/config_passthrough.cpp
index cb730f7c..455cd454 100644
--- a/src/config_passthrough.cpp
+++ b/src/config_passthrough.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Passthrough::to_string() const
   BE_Passthrough x = BE_Passthrough::_from_integral(_data);
 
   return x._to_string();
+
+  return BE_Passthrough::_from_integral(_data).to_string();
 }
 
 template<>