diff --git a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_test.c b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_test.c
index 583f4f1cf1..a313c52443 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_test.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_test.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ int mca_pml_teg_test(
                 *status = pml_request->req_status;
             if(false == pml_request->req_persistent)
                 MCA_PML_TEG_FREE(requests+i);
+            return OMPI_SUCCESS;
         }
     }