diff --git a/src/sync.jl b/src/sync.jl
index 7fba826..a2cae8c 100644
--- a/src/sync.jl
+++ b/src/sync.jl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function stop_sync!()
     global sync_enabled
     oldstatus = sync_enabled
     sync_enabled = false
-    sync_enabled
+    oldstatus
 end
 
 function set_hook!(event::Symbol, f::Function)