diff --git a/src/sitemap/handler.js b/src/sitemap/handler.js
index 844c6aed..eafcd666 100644
--- a/src/sitemap/handler.js
+++ b/src/sitemap/handler.js
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ export async function sitemapAuditRunner(baseURL, context) {
 
 export default new AuditBuilder()
   .withRunner(sitemapAuditRunner)
+  .withPersister(() => {})
   .withUrlResolver((site) => composeAuditURL(site.getBaseURL())
     .then((url) => (getUrlWithoutPath(prependSchema(url)))))
   .build();