diff --git a/utils/kafka/status.py b/utils/kafka/status.py
index 8331a056dff..ff2db1b1265 100755
--- a/utils/kafka/status.py
+++ b/utils/kafka/status.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def main():
         consumer.close()
 
     client.close()
+    return 0
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":