diff --git a/htdocs/contact/canvas/actions_contactcard_common.class.php b/htdocs/contact/canvas/actions_contactcard_common.class.php
index 4a3fc28c9de..7e73d264480 100644
--- a/htdocs/contact/canvas/actions_contactcard_common.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/contact/canvas/actions_contactcard_common.class.php
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ abstract class ActionsContactCardCommon
 		if (!empty($id)) {
 			$object->fetch($id);
 		}
-			$this->object = $object;
-		//}
+
+		$this->object = $object;
+
+		return $object;
 	}
 
 	// phpcs:disable PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.ScopeNotCamelCaps
diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/validate.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/validate.class.php
index 31cf6300aff..37bb37aec4f 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/validate.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/validate.class.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  */
 class Validate
 {
-
 	/**
 	 * @var DoliDb		Database handler (result of a new DoliDB)
 	 */
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ class Validate
 		}
 
 		if (!is_object($this->outputLang) || !method_exists($this->outputLang, 'load')) {
-			return false;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		$this->outputLang->loadLangs(array('validate', 'errors'));
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ class Validate
 
 	/**
 	 * Use to clear errors msg or other ghost vars
-	 * @return null
+	 *
+	 * @return 	void
 	 */
 	protected function clear()
 	{
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class Validate
 	/**
 	 * Use to clear errors msg or other ghost vars
 	 *
-	 * @param string $errMsg your error message
-	 * @return null
+	 * @param 	string $errMsg your error message
+	 * @return 	void
 	 */
 	protected function setError($errMsg)
 	{
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ class Validate
 	/**
 	 * Check for e-mail validity
 	 *
-	 * @param string $email e-mail address to validate
-	 * @param int   $maxLength string max length
-	 * @return boolean Validity is ok or not
+	 * @param 	string 	$email 		e-mail address to validate
+	 * @param 	int   	$maxLength 	string max length
+	 * @return 	boolean 			Validity is ok or not
 	 */
 	public function isEmail($email, $maxLength = false)
 	{
diff --git a/htdocs/societe/canvas/actions_card_common.class.php b/htdocs/societe/canvas/actions_card_common.class.php
index fc8794aa1a8..a2b320e50db 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/canvas/actions_card_common.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/canvas/actions_card_common.class.php
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ abstract class ActionsCardCommon
 			$object->fetch($id, $ref);
 		}
 		$this->object = $object;
+
+		return $object;
 	}
 
 	// phpcs:disable PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.ScopeNotCamelCaps