diff --git a/kfet/static/kfet/js/kfet.js b/kfet/static/kfet/js/kfet.js
index d8799b1d..a2b245cf 100644
--- a/kfet/static/kfet/js/kfet.js
+++ b/kfet/static/kfet/js/kfet.js
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function api_with_auth(settings, password) {
     var on_success = settings.on_success || $.noop ;
     var on_400 = settings.on_400 || $.noop ;
 
-    $.ajax({
+    return $.ajax({
         dataType: "json",
         url: url,
         method: "POST",