diff --git sites/all/modules/filefield_sources/filefield_sources.module sites/all/modules/filefield_sources/filefield_sources.module
index a18f134..745838f 100644
--- sites/all/modules/filefield_sources/filefield_sources.module
+++ sites/all/modules/filefield_sources/filefield_sources.module
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
   // If not a recognized field instance, do not process.
   if (!isset($element['#field_name']) || !($instance = field_widget_instance($element, $form_state))) {
-    return;
+    return $element;
   }
 
   // Do all processing as needed by each source.