diff --git a/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp b/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
index 92f7e792..5d9e1624 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ bool PeriodicOperationDivider::checkAndIncrement() {
         if(resetAutomatically) {
             counter = 1;
         }
+        return opNecessary;
     }
     counter++;
     return opNecessary;