diff --git a/sat/tools/utils.py b/sat/tools/utils.py
index 48da76d2..d8bd0ba1 100644
--- a/sat/tools/utils.py
+++ b/sat/tools/utils.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def asDeferred(func, *args, **kwargs):
         elif isinstance(ret, failure.Failure):
             return defer.fail(ret)
         else:
-            return ret
+            return defer.succeed(ret)
 
 
 def xmpp_date(timestamp=None, with_time=True):