diff --git a/memory/MemoryMessage.cpp b/memory/MemoryMessage.cpp
index c1116e08..f978ed4e 100644
--- a/memory/MemoryMessage.cpp
+++ b/memory/MemoryMessage.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ ReturnValue_t MemoryMessage::setMemoryDumpReply(CommandMessage* message, store_a
 	return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
-ReturnValue_t MemoryMessage::setMemoryLoadCommand(CommandMessage* message,
+void MemoryMessage::setMemoryLoadCommand(CommandMessage* message,
 		uint32_t address, store_address_t storageID) {
 	message->setCommand(CMD_MEMORY_LOAD);
 	message->setParameter( address );
 	message->setParameter2( storageID.raw );
-	return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t MemoryMessage::getErrorCode(const CommandMessage* message) {
diff --git a/memory/MemoryMessage.h b/memory/MemoryMessage.h
index 124fad08..bcc262e9 100644
--- a/memory/MemoryMessage.h
+++ b/memory/MemoryMessage.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
 	static ReturnValue_t getErrorCode( const CommandMessage* message );
 	static ReturnValue_t setMemoryDumpCommand( CommandMessage* message, uint32_t address, uint32_t length );
 	static ReturnValue_t setMemoryDumpReply( CommandMessage* message, store_address_t storageID );
-	static ReturnValue_t setMemoryLoadCommand( CommandMessage* message, uint32_t address, store_address_t storageID );
+	static void setMemoryLoadCommand( CommandMessage* message, uint32_t address, store_address_t storageID );
 	static ReturnValue_t setMemoryCheckCommand( CommandMessage* message, uint32_t address, uint32_t length );
 	static ReturnValue_t setMemoryCheckReply(  CommandMessage* message, uint16_t crc );
 	static ReturnValue_t setMemoryReplyFailed(  CommandMessage* message, ReturnValue_t errorCode, Command_t initialCommand );
diff --git a/tmtcservices/CommandingServiceBase.h b/tmtcservices/CommandingServiceBase.h
index 6b76bdab..259ed1a3 100644
--- a/tmtcservices/CommandingServiceBase.h
+++ b/tmtcservices/CommandingServiceBase.h
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	PeriodicTaskIF* executingTask;
 
+	// todo: why do these functions not have returnvalues? the caller should be
+	// able to check whether the send operations actually work.
 	/**
 	 * Send TM data from pointer to data. If a header is supplied it is added before data
 	 * @param subservice Number of subservice