diff --git a/src/hashing/cuckoo.cpp b/src/hashing/cuckoo.cpp
index dc5505d..7b4e675 100644
--- a/src/hashing/cuckoo.cpp
+++ b/src/hashing/cuckoo.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ void *gen_cuckoo_entries(void *ctx_void) {
 	for(i = ctx->startpos; i < ctx->endpos; i++, eleptr+=inbytelen) {
 		gen_cuckoo_entry(eleptr, ctx->cuckoo_entries + i, hs, i);
 	}
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/hashing/simple_hashing.cpp b/src/hashing/simple_hashing.cpp
index 55ce6c6..8bfa1ce 100644
--- a/src/hashing/simple_hashing.cpp
+++ b/src/hashing/simple_hashing.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void *gen_entries(void *ctx_tmp) {
 	}
 	free(tmpbuf);
 	free(address);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 inline void insert_element(sht_ctx* table, uint8_t* element, uint32_t* address, uint8_t* tmpbuf, hs_t* hs) {
diff --git a/src/ot-based/ot-psi.cpp b/src/ot-based/ot-psi.cpp
index d884d8d..112951e 100644
--- a/src/ot-based/ot-psi.cpp
+++ b/src/ot-based/ot-psi.cpp
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ void *otpsi_query_hash_table(void* ctx_tmp) {//GHashTable *map, uint8_t* element
 
 	free(matches);
 	//return size_intersect;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 //TODO if this works correctly, combine with other find intersection methods and outsource to hashing_util.h
@@ -717,6 +718,7 @@ void print_bin_content(uint8_t* hash_table, uint32_t nbins, uint32_t elebytelen,
 void *receive_masks(void *ctx_tmp) {
 	mask_rcv_ctx* ctx = (mask_rcv_ctx*) ctx_tmp;
 	ctx->sock->Receive(ctx->rcv_buf, ctx->maskbytelen * ctx->nmasks);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 uint32_t get_stash_size(uint32_t neles) {