diff --git a/C/services/north/north.cpp b/C/services/north/north.cpp
index d2ed9a792d..d74e15dc4c 100755
--- a/C/services/north/north.cpp
+++ b/C/services/north/north.cpp
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ void NorthService::addConfigDefaults(DefaultConfigCategory& defaultConfig)
  * @param name		Name of the variable to write
  * @param value		Value to write to the variable
  * @param destination	Where to write the value
+ * @return true if write was succesfully sent to dispatcher, else false
  */
 bool NorthService::write(const string& name, const string& value, const ControlDestination destination)
 {
@@ -961,6 +962,7 @@ bool NorthService::write(const string& name, const string& value, const ControlD
  * @param value		Value to write to the variable
  * @param destination	Where to write the value
  * @param arg		Argument used to determine destination
+ * @return true if write was succesfully sent to dispatcher, else false
  */
 bool NorthService::write(const string& name, const string& value, const ControlDestination destination, const string& arg)
 {
@@ -1008,6 +1010,7 @@ bool NorthService::write(const string& name, const string& value, const ControlD
  * @param paramCount	The number of parameters
  * @param parameters	The parameters to the operation
  * @param destination	Where to write the value
+ * @return -1 in case of error on operation destination, 1 if operation was succesfully sent to dispatcher, else 0
  */
 int  NorthService::operation(const string& name, int paramCount, char *names[], char *parameters[], const ControlDestination destination)
 {
@@ -1039,8 +1042,7 @@ int  NorthService::operation(const string& name, int paramCount, char *names[],
 			payload += ",";
 	}
 	payload += " } } }";
-	sendToDispatcher("/dispatch/operation", payload);
-	return -1;
+	return static_cast<int>(sendToDispatcher("/dispatch/operation", payload));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1051,6 +1053,7 @@ int  NorthService::operation(const string& name, int paramCount, char *names[],
  * @param parameters	The parameters to the operation
  * @param destination	Where to write the value
  * @param arg		Argument used to determine destination
+ * @return 1 if operation was succesfully sent to dispatcher, else 0
  */
 int NorthService::operation(const string& name, int paramCount, char *names[], char *parameters[], const ControlDestination destination, const string& arg)
 {
@@ -1099,8 +1102,7 @@ int NorthService::operation(const string& name, int paramCount, char *names[], c
 			payload += ",";
 	}
 	payload += "} } }";
-	sendToDispatcher("/dispatch/operation", payload);
-	return -1;
+	return static_cast<int>(sendToDispatcher("/dispatch/operation", payload));
 }
 
 /**