if (!strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD") &&
                    !starts_with(argv[1], "refs/"))
                        die("Refusing to point HEAD outside of refs/");
-               create_symref(argv[0], argv[1], msg);
+               ret = !!create_symref(argv[0], argv[1], msg);
                break;
        default:
                usage_with_options(git_symbolic_ref_usage, options);