diff --git a/internal/modifier/cdi.go b/internal/modifier/cdi.go
index 2fcd8eaa..a5f42eb8 100644
--- a/internal/modifier/cdi.go
+++ b/internal/modifier/cdi.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func getDevicesFromSpec(logger *logrus.Logger, ociSpec oci.Spec, cfg *config.Con
 
 	logger.Warningf("Ignoring devices specified in NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES: %v", devices)
 
-	return devices, nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // Modify loads the CDI registry and injects the specified CDI devices into the OCI runtime specification.