diff --git a/protocol/src/main/resources/kotlin/ProtocolManagerTemplate.kt b/protocol/src/main/resources/kotlin/ProtocolManagerTemplate.kt
index 92d6e573..116e6d59 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/resources/kotlin/ProtocolManagerTemplate.kt
+++ b/protocol/src/main/resources/kotlin/ProtocolManagerTemplate.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ProtocolManager {
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
-        fun read(buffer: ByteBuffer): Any? {
+        fun read(buffer: ByteBuffer): Any {
             val protocolId = buffer.readShort()
             return getProtocol(protocolId).read(buffer)
         }