diff --git a/psftp.c b/psftp.c
index d8b5c400..08796837 100644
--- a/psftp.c
+++ b/psftp.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ int sftp_cmd_close(struct sftp_command *cmd)
     }
     do_sftp_cleanup();
 
-    return 0;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 void list_directory_from_sftp_warn_unsorted(void)