diff --git a/mmcv/runner/hooks/logger/text.py b/mmcv/runner/hooks/logger/text.py
index d43d1481b..5b0c7f22f 100644
--- a/mmcv/runner/hooks/logger/text.py
+++ b/mmcv/runner/hooks/logger/text.py
@@ -176,3 +176,4 @@ class TextLoggerHook(LoggerHook):
 
         self._log_info(log_dict, runner)
         self._dump_log(log_dict, runner)
+        return log_dict