diff --git a/src/libcalamares/GlobalStorage.cpp b/src/libcalamares/GlobalStorage.cpp
index f24d83a1c..69edafa07 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/GlobalStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/GlobalStorage.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ GlobalStorage::keys() const
 int
 GlobalStorage::remove( const QString& key )
 {
-    return m.remove( key );
+    int nItems = m.remove( key );
     emit changed();
+    return nItems;
 }