diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm
index 603d3999385..a2077bb400b 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm
@@ -103,3 +103,4 @@
 		return
 	playsound(src, ring_sound, 70, vary = broken_ringer, extrarange = SHORT_RANGE_SOUND_EXTRARANGE)
 	flick("desk_bell_ring", src)
+	return TRUE