diff --git a/adafruit_rfm69.py b/adafruit_rfm69.py
index 17de383..e4908ea 100644
--- a/adafruit_rfm69.py
+++ b/adafruit_rfm69.py
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ def send(self, data, timeout=2., keep_listening=False,
            The timeout is just to prevent a hang (arbitrarily set to 2 seconds)
            The keep_listening argument should be set to True if you want to start listening
            automatically after the packet is sent. The default setting is False.
+
+           Returns: True if success or False if the send timed out.
         """
         # Disable pylint warning to not use length as a check for zero.
         # This is a puzzling warning as the below code is clearly the most
@@ -727,8 +729,8 @@ def send(self, data, timeout=2., keep_listening=False,
         else:
         # Enter idle mode to stop receiving other packets.
             self.idle()
-        if timed_out:
-            raise RuntimeError('Timeout during packet send')
+
+        return not timed_out
 
     def receive(self, timeout=0.5, keep_listening=True, with_header=False,
                 rx_filter=_RH_BROADCAST_ADDRESS):