diff --git a/src/util/cpplibostree.cpp b/src/util/cpplibostree.cpp
index 2478786..05ad94f 100644
--- a/src/util/cpplibostree.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cpplibostree.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,9 @@ bool OSTreeRepo::RemoveCommitFromBranchAndPrune(const Commit& commit) {
         command += " " + commit.branch;
         command += " " + commit.branch + "^";
 
-        return runCLICommand(command);
+        if (!runCLICommand(command)) {
+            return false;
+        };
     }
 
     // prune commit