diff --git a/utils/kafka/manage.py b/utils/kafka/manage.py
index 13bc2fa0388..01847c7675b 100755
--- a/utils/kafka/manage.py
+++ b/utils/kafka/manage.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def main():
         print(client.delete_topics(args.delete))
 
     client.close()
+    return 0
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":