diff --git a/gen_pc_sidecar.php b/gen_pc_sidecar.php
index 119279a..1d42a03 100755
--- a/gen_pc_sidecar.php
+++ b/gen_pc_sidecar.php
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ function pull_db(): array {
       exit(1);
   }
 
-  return ksort($pbdb);
+  ksort($pbdb);
+
+  return $pbdb;
 }
 
 function trim_db($pbdb): array {