diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginContainer.jsx b/src/plugins/PluginContainer.jsx
index f2bb2369..e501d6b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginContainer.jsx
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@ const PluginContainer = ({ config, ...props }) => {
   }
 
   // this will allow for future plugin types to be inserted in the PluginErrorBoundary
+  let renderer = null;
   switch (config.type) {
     case IFRAME_PLUGIN:
-      return (
+      renderer = (
         <PluginContainerIframe config={config} {...props} />
       );
+      break;
+    // istanbul ignore next: default isn't meaningful, just satisfying linter
     default:
-      return null;
   }
+
+  return (
+    renderer
+  );
 };
 
 export default PluginContainer;