diff --git a/lib/services/github_api.dart b/lib/services/github_api.dart
index fed256e9..1b18d9a8 100644
--- a/lib/services/github_api.dart
+++ b/lib/services/github_api.dart
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ class GithubAPI {
       );
       return response.data;
     } on Exception {
-      // ignore
+      return null;
     }
-    return null;
   }
 
   Future<List<String>> getCommits(
@@ -70,9 +69,8 @@ class GithubAPI {
               (commit['commit']['message'] as String).split('\n')[0])
           .toList();
     } on Exception {
-      // ignore
+      return List.empty();
     }
-    return List.empty();
   }
 
   Future<File?> getLatestReleaseFile(String extension, String repoName) async {
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ class GithubAPI {
         patches = list.map((patch) => Patch.fromJson(patch)).toList();
       }
     } on Exception {
-      // ignore
+      return List.empty();
     }
     return patches;
   }
diff --git a/lib/services/revanced_api.dart b/lib/services/revanced_api.dart
index bc672ca3..09d1e4c8 100644
--- a/lib/services/revanced_api.dart
+++ b/lib/services/revanced_api.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RevancedAPI {
         contributors[name] = repo['contributors'];
       }
     } on Exception {
-      // ignore
+      return {};
     }
     return contributors;
   }
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ class RevancedAPI {
       List<dynamic> patches = response.data;
       return patches.map((patch) => Patch.fromJson(patch)).toList();
     } on Exception {
-      // ignore
+      return List.empty();
     }
-    return List.empty();
   }
 
   Future<Map<String, dynamic>?> _getLatestRelease(