diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index 6281afa50bbbc3a4a7960f64db71801f55e84f31..d6b269c9fdf434db5f4bf798c13b69276d2fd323 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ async function ensureComment(issueNo, topic, content) {
   } else {
     logger.debug('Comment is already update-to-date');
   }
+  return true;
 }
 
 async function ensureCommentRemoval(issueNo, topic) {