diff --git a/src/addmember.c b/src/addmember.c
index 7b2067267..f4c04cd6b 100644
--- a/src/addmember.c
+++ b/src/addmember.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int addmember() {
         deny("user %s already exists", userid);
 
     if (ceo_read_password(password, sizeof(password), use_stdin))
-        return;
+        return 1;
 
     ceo_krb5_init();
     ceo_ldap_init();