diff --git a/src/tox-weechat-tox.c b/src/tox-weechat-tox.c
index 4dd370c..39e662e 100644
--- a/src/tox-weechat-tox.c
+++ b/src/tox-weechat-tox.c
@@ -210,12 +210,14 @@ tox_weechat_status_message_callback(Tox *tox,
                            tox_weechat_chat_refresh_timer_callback, chat);
 }
 
-void
+int
 tox_weechat_bootstrap(char *address, uint16_t port, char *public_key)
 {
     uint8_t *binary_key = tox_weechat_hex2bin(public_key);
-    tox_bootstrap_from_address(tox, address, htons(port), binary_key);
+    int result = tox_bootstrap_from_address(tox, address, htons(port), binary_key);
     free(binary_key);
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/tox-weechat-tox.h b/src/tox-weechat-tox.h
index 45255ac..1d39e32 100644
--- a/src/tox-weechat-tox.h
+++ b/src/tox-weechat-tox.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void tox_weechat_tox_init();
 /**
  * Bootstrap DHT using an inet address, port and a Tox address.
  */
-void tox_weechat_bootstrap(char *address, uint16_t port, char *public_key);
+int tox_weechat_bootstrap(char *address, uint16_t port, char *public_key);
 
 /**
  * Dump Tox to file and de-initialize.