diff --git a/bus.cpp b/bus.cpp
index 5e1ff86..d9975dc 100644
--- a/bus.cpp
+++ b/bus.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,5 @@ uint16_t bus::readWord(const uint16_t a)
 
 uint16_t bus::writeWord(const uint16_t a, const uint16_t value)
 {
-	write(a, false, value);
-
-	return value;
+	return write(a, false, value);
 }