diff --git a/src/fsfw/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp b/src/fsfw/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
index bfc04ce1..4be9c09f 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ DynamicFIFO<size_t>* SharedRingBuffer::getReceiveSizesFifo() {
     if(mg.getLockResult() != returnvalue::OK) {
       return mg.getLockResult();
     }
-    return receiveSizesFifo->empty();
+    empty = receiveSizesFifo->empty();
+    return returnvalue::OK;
   }
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