diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 100bf3b65..f6b0c3cba 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class Commands:
     def run(self, inp):
         if inp.startswith("!"):
             return self.do_run("run", inp[1:])
-            return
 
         res = self.matching_commands(inp)
         if res is None: