diff --git a/core/asynctask.class.inc.php b/core/asynctask.class.inc.php
index 5c7d8d2c6..6f3ea6bae 100644
--- a/core/asynctask.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/asynctask.class.inc.php
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ abstract class AsyncTask extends DBObject
 			$aConfig = $aRetries[get_class($this)];
 			$iMaxRetries = $aConfig['max_retries'];
 		}
+		return $iMaxRetries;
 	}
 
 	/**