diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MojoInfo.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MojoInfo.java
index 92aadebd67c2e34f1b2e8e0b188503c0d995f4d1..6777338fd5d167456eff93fbf3d49555bc6c3dfd 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MojoInfo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MojoInfo.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public class MojoInfo {
                 f.setAccessible(true);
                 Object oldValue = f.get(mojo);
                 f.set(mojo,value);
+                return (T)oldValue;
             } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
                 continue;
             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {