diff --git a/airflow/dags/S3_untar.py b/airflow/dags/S3_untar.py
index 8d19cff..294a971 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/S3_untar.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/S3_untar.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def load_file_obj_with_backoff(hook: S3Hook, fileobj, key:str, bucket:str, repla
 
     while delay < max_delay:
         try:
-            hook.load_file_obj(fileobj,
+            return hook.load_file_obj(fileobj,
                                key,
                                bucket,
                                replace=replace)