diff --git a/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml b/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
index 7b05668..a62fdc2 100644
--- a/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@
           ping -c 3 $test_domain
           status="$?"
           echo "* Status Returned: '$status'"
-          return $?
+          return $status
         }
         test_connection &&
           echo -e "\n* Looks good! Not trying anything." &&