diff --git a/matlab/reporting/src/@report_series/writeSeriesForTable.m b/matlab/reporting/src/@report_series/writeSeriesForTable.m
index f6e4d256e..16706503f 100644
--- a/matlab/reporting/src/@report_series/writeSeriesForTable.m
+++ b/matlab/reporting/src/@report_series/writeSeriesForTable.m
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if ~isempty(o.tableSubSectionHeader)
         fprintf(fid, ' &');
     end
     fprintf(fid, '\\\\%%\n');
-    return;
+    return
 end
 if o.tableAlignRight
     fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{r}{');
diff --git a/matlab/reporting/src/@report_table/report_table.m b/matlab/reporting/src/@report_table/report_table.m
index 8a44e985e..4b8fa1799 100644
--- a/matlab/reporting/src/@report_table/report_table.m
+++ b/matlab/reporting/src/@report_table/report_table.m
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ tf = true;
 for i=1:length(dcell)
     if ~(isdates(dcell{i}) && dcell{i}.ndat >= 2)
         tf = false;
-        return;
+        return
     end
 end
 end
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ tf = true;
 for i=1:length(dcell)
     if ~isdates(dcell{i})
         tf = false;
-        return;
+        return
     end
 end
 end