diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 1bb8779..309b44a 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "../argz/argz.h"
 
-int
+static int
 gt_path_status(int fd)
 {
     struct ctl_msg req = {
@@ -141,5 +141,5 @@ gt_path(int argc, char **argv)
 
     ctl_delete(fd);
 
-    return 0;
+    return !!ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/show.c b/src/show.c
index 83b2084..66c9451 100644
--- a/src/show.c
+++ b/src/show.c
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ gt_show(int argc, char **argv)
     if (argz(showz, argc, argv))
         return 1;
 
-    if (dev) {
-        gt_show_dev(dev);
-        return 0;
-    }
+    if (dev)
+        return !!gt_show_dev(dev);
 
     DIR *dp = opendir(GT_RUNDIR);
 
@@ -109,14 +107,15 @@ gt_show(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    int ret = 0;
     struct dirent *d = NULL;
 
     while (d = readdir(dp), d) {
         if (d->d_name[0] != '.')
-            gt_show_dev(d->d_name);
+            ret |= !!gt_show_dev(d->d_name);
     }
 
     closedir(dp);
 
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/sync.c b/src/sync.c
index fe931cc..8cf7188 100644
--- a/src/sync.c
+++ b/src/sync.c
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ gt_sync(int argc, char **argv)
     if (argz(syncz, argc, argv))
         return 1;
 
-    if (dev) {
-        gt_sync_dev(dev);
-        return 0;
-    }
+    if (dev)
+        return !!gt_sync_dev(dev);
 
     DIR *dp = opendir(GT_RUNDIR);
 
@@ -58,14 +56,15 @@ gt_sync(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
+    int ret = 0;
     struct dirent *d = NULL;
 
     while (d = readdir(dp), d) {
         if (d->d_name[0] != '.')
-            gt_sync_dev(d->d_name);
+            ret |= !!gt_sync_dev(d->d_name);
     }
 
     closedir(dp);
 
-    return 0;
+    return ret;
 }