diff --git a/mtda/storage/qemu.py b/mtda/storage/qemu.py
index d1ec2bbc..d4d2a765 100644
--- a/mtda/storage/qemu.py
+++ b/mtda/storage/qemu.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def configure(self, conf):
         self.mtda.debug(3, "storage.qemu.configure()")
         self.lock.acquire()
 
-        result = None
+        result = True
         if 'file' in conf:
             self.file = os.path.realpath(conf['file'])
         d = os.path.dirname(self.file)