diff --git a/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/Swift.php b/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/Swift.php
index 725ed7fcaf36a..18b0519c41bcf 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/Swift.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/Swift.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public function readObject($urn) {
 		// save the object content in the context of the stream to prevent it being gc'd until the stream is closed
 		stream_context_set_option($stream, 'swift', 'content', $objectContent);
 
-		RetryWrapper::wrap($stream);
+		return RetryWrapper::wrap($stream);
 	}
 
 	/**