diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index 9149cf5..a760561 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ int NeoComm_connect(const char *address, const unsigned short port) {
 	if(not node.isRunning())
 	{
 		add_error("NeoComm must be initialized.");
+		return 0;
 	}
 	std::ofstream export_file(node_file, std::ios::binary);
 	if(not export_file.is_open())
@@ -111,4 +112,5 @@ int NeoComm_connect(const char *address, const unsigned short port) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 	msgpack::pack(export_file, node.exportNodes());
+	return 1;
 }*/