diff --git a/mpbb-selfupdate b/mpbb-selfupdate
index f128505..a6da1fc 100644
--- a/mpbb-selfupdate
+++ b/mpbb-selfupdate
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ selfupdate() {
 
     # selfupdate at most once every 24 hours
     if [[ ! -f selfupdate.timestamp || $(($(date +%s) - $(stat -f %m selfupdate.timestamp))) -gt 86400 ]]; then
-        "${option_prefix}/bin/port" -d selfupdate --no-sync && touch selfupdate.timestamp
+        "${option_prefix}/bin/port" -d selfupdate --no-sync || return
+        touch selfupdate.timestamp
     fi
-    return 0
 }