diff --git a/src/rougail/output_doc/collect.py b/src/rougail/output_doc/collect.py
index bc006a2da..3d9052816 100644
--- a/src/rougail/output_doc/collect.py
+++ b/src/rougail/output_doc/collect.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class Collect(_ToString):
         path = family.path(uncalculated=True)
         informations = {}
         if not self._collect(family, informations, family_type=family_type):
-            return False, []
+            return False
         if family_type == "sequence":
             informations.setdefault("help", []).append(
                 _("This family contains lists of variable blocks")
diff --git a/tests/root/00_file.yml b/tests/root/00_file.yml
index 3eab595be..d78d9d054 100644
--- a/tests/root/00_file.yml
+++ b/tests/root/00_file.yml
@@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ a_dynamic_{{ identifier }}:
       - family4
 
     a_variable: a_value  # a variable
+
+  an_hidden_family:
+    hidden: true
+    
+    an_hidden_variable:
 ...