diff --git a/imgbom/lib.go b/imgbom/lib.go
index 036149103..176bcafdb 100644
--- a/imgbom/lib.go
+++ b/imgbom/lib.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/image"
 )
 
-func IdentifyDistro(img *image.Image) (distro.Distro, error) {
+func IdentifyDistro(img *image.Image) *distro.Distro {
 	return distro.Identify(img)
 }