diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts b/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts
index 725eb27fa6..34b9f2edaa 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/run/run-components/text.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ export class Text extends XmlComponent {
         if (typeof options === "string") {
             this.root.push(new TextAttributes({ space: SpaceType.PRESERVE }));
             this.root.push(options);
-            return;
+            return this;
         } else {
             this.root.push(new TextAttributes({ space: options.space ?? SpaceType.DEFAULT }));
             this.root.push(options.text);
-            return;
+            return this;
         }
     }
 }