diff --git a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
index 0ea72ceca8..90bc5d1787 100644
--- a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
+++ b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.cpp
@@ -72,17 +72,22 @@ void EEPROMClass::begin(size_t size) {
   _dirty = false; //make sure dirty is cleared in case begin() is called 2nd+ time
 }
 
-void EEPROMClass::end() {
-  if (!_size)
-    return;
+bool EEPROMClass::end() {
+  bool retval;
+
+  if(!_size) {
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  commit();
+  retval = commit();
   if(_data) {
     delete[] _data;
   }
   _data = 0;
   _size = 0;
   _dirty = false;
+
+  return retval;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.h b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.h
index e1d8044253..18774c465e 100644
--- a/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.h
+++ b/libraries/EEPROM/EEPROM.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class EEPROMClass {
   uint8_t read(int const address);
   void write(int const address, uint8_t const val);
   bool commit();
-  void end();
+  bool end();
 
   uint8_t * getDataPtr();
   uint8_t const * getConstDataPtr() const;