diff --git a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftcontroller.cc b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftcontroller.cc
index c45ee7201..cecc8b6d5 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftcontroller.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftcontroller.cc
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ bool ftController::copyFile(const std::string& source,const std::string& dest)
 
 	free(buffer) ;
 
-	return true ;
+	return bRet ;
 }