diff --git a/tomcat/src/main/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/request/Cookies.java b/tomcat/src/main/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/request/Cookies.java
index f03d2a85ad..d6898ec01b 100644
--- a/tomcat/src/main/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/request/Cookies.java
+++ b/tomcat/src/main/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/request/Cookies.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public Optional<String> getCookieOf(String cookieName) {
 
     public Optional<String> getSessionCookie() {
         if (!cookies.containsKey(SESSION_COOKIE)) {
-            Optional.empty();
+            return Optional.empty();
         }
         return Optional.of(cookies.get(SESSION_COOKIE));
     }