diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index 93aea9632e..83adf62eee 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -481,8 +481,7 @@ bool WebContents::DidAddMessageToConsole(content::WebContents* source,
                                          const base::string16& message,
                                          int32_t line_no,
                                          const base::string16& source_id) {
-  Emit("console-message", level, message, line_no, source_id);
-  return true;
+  return Emit("console-message", level, message, line_no, source_id);
 }
 
 void WebContents::OnCreateWindow(