diff --git a/src/import_pipeline.cc b/src/import_pipeline.cc
index a12d8836..4876bba0 100644
--- a/src/import_pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/import_pipeline.cc
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ bool IndexMergeIndexUpdates() {
     // return update.path;
     //}));
   }
+
+  return did_merge;
 }
 
 }  // namespace