diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnNull.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnNull.java
index 2384631a7..d4538299c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnNull.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnNull.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot3;
 
 import org.openrewrite.ExecutionContext;
-import org.openrewrite.NlsRewrite;
 import org.openrewrite.Preconditions;
 import org.openrewrite.Recipe;
 import org.openrewrite.TreeVisitor;
@@ -62,9 +61,6 @@ public J.MethodDeclaration visitMethodDeclaration(J.MethodDeclaration md, Execut
               md.getReturnTypeExpression() != null && md.getReturnTypeExpression().getType() == JavaType.Primitive.Void
             ) {
                 md = md.withReturnTypeExpression(TypeTree.build(" Object"));
-
-                getCursor().putMessage(MSG_RETURN_VOID, true);
-
                 // Add `return null;` if the method does not have a return statement
                 List<Statement> statements = md.getBody().getStatements();
                 if (statements.isEmpty() || !(statements.get(statements.size() - 1) instanceof J.Return)) {
@@ -73,6 +69,8 @@ public J.MethodDeclaration visitMethodDeclaration(J.MethodDeclaration md, Execut
                       .build()
                       .apply(updateCursor(md), md.getBody().getCoordinates().lastStatement());
                 }
+
+                getCursor().putMessage(MSG_RETURN_VOID, true);
             }
 
             return super.visitMethodDeclaration(md, ctx);
diff --git a/src/testWithSpringBoot_3_0/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnVoidTest.java b/src/testWithSpringBoot_3_0/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnVoidTest.java
index 3992e91b2..55c233a37 100644
--- a/src/testWithSpringBoot_3_0/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnVoidTest.java
+++ b/src/testWithSpringBoot_3_0/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot3/BeanMethodReturnVoidTest.java
@@ -36,25 +36,25 @@ void transformReturnType() {
         rewriteRun(
           java(
             """
-            import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+              import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
-            public class Test {
+              public class Test {
 
-                @Bean
-                public void myBean() {
-                }
-            }
-        """, """
-            import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+                  @Bean
+                  public void myBean() {
+                  }
+              }
+              """, """
+              import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
-            public class Test {
+              public class Test {
 
-                @Bean
-                public Object myBean() {
-                    return null;
-                }
-            }
-            """)
+                  @Bean
+                  public Object myBean() {
+                      return null;
+                  }
+              }
+              """)
         );
     }
 
@@ -64,44 +64,43 @@ void transformAllReturn() {
         rewriteRun(
           java(
             """
-            import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+              import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
-            public class Test {
+              public class Test {
 
-                @Bean
-                public void myBean() {
-                    if (true) {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    int i = 1;
-                    return;
-                }
+                  @Bean
+                  public void bar() {
+                      if (true) {
+                          return;
+                      }
+                      int i = 1;
+                  }
 
-                @Bean
-                public Object foo() {
-                    return "foo";
-                }
-            }
-        """, """
-            import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+                  @Bean
+                  public Object foo() {
+                      return "foo";
+                  }
+              }
+              """, """
+              import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
-            public class Test {
+              public class Test {
 
-                @Bean
-                public Object myBean() {
-                    if (true) {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-                    int i = 1;
-                    return null;
-                }
+                  @Bean
+                  public Object bar() {
+                      if (true) {
+                          return null;
+                      }
+                      int i = 1;
+                      return null;
+                  }
 
-                @Bean
-                public Object foo() {
-                    return "foo";
-                }
-            }
-            """)
+                  @Bean
+                  public Object foo() {
+                      return "foo";
+                  }
+              }
+              """)
         );
     }
 }