diff --git a/src/comm/OpalLink.cc b/src/comm/OpalLink.cc
index 39eff00..19eb6ed 100644
--- a/src/comm/OpalLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/OpalLink.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ bool OpalLink::connect()
 {
     short modelState;
     OpalConnect(101, true, &modelState);
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool OpalLink::disconnect()