diff --git a/lib/Mailer/Methods/PHPMail.php b/lib/Mailer/Methods/PHPMail.php
index b3cf01df2a..a8ce7b0af8 100644
--- a/lib/Mailer/Methods/PHPMail.php
+++ b/lib/Mailer/Methods/PHPMail.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class PHPMail {
       return Mailer::formatMailerSendErrorResult($e->getMessage());
     }
     if($result === 1) {
-      Mailer::formatMailerSendSuccessResult();
+      return Mailer::formatMailerSendSuccessResult();
     } else {
       $result = sprintf(__('%s has returned an unknown error.', 'mailpoet'), Mailer::METHOD_PHPMAIL);
       $result .= sprintf(' %s: %s', __('Unprocessed subscriber', 'mailpoet'), htmlspecialchars($subscriber));
diff --git a/tests/unit/Mailer/Methods/PHPMailTest.php b/tests/unit/Mailer/Methods/PHPMailTest.php
index a7936f178e..93d381daec 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Mailer/Methods/PHPMailTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Mailer/Methods/PHPMailTest.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class PHPMailTest extends MailPoetTest {
       ->equals(array('test@test.com' => 'First Last'));
   }
 
-  function testItCanSend() {return;
+  function testItCanSend() {
     if(getenv('WP_TEST_MAILER_ENABLE_SENDING') !== 'true') return;
     $result = $this->mailer->send(
       $this->newsletter,