diff --git a/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c b/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c
index b0832843..0cf9d861 100644
--- a/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c
+++ b/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ int cmd_kill_btree_node(int argc, char *argv[])
 					goto done;
 				}
 			}
+			ret = 0;
 			goto done;
 		}