diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/debug/collect.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/debug/collect.go
index e3507ddca..8338451f5 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/debug/collect.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/debug/collect.go
@@ -782,5 +782,5 @@ func mergeResources(defaultResources, userResources []string) []string {
 		retResources = append(retResources, resource)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return retResources
 }