diff --git a/src/kws.c b/src/kws.c
index 71ab949..d84c2a6 100644
--- a/src/kws.c
+++ b/src/kws.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_ssize_t) kws_raw_write(kws_t *kws, void *data, ks_size_t bytes)
 		//printf("wRITE FAIL: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 	//}
 
-	return r;
+	return wrote;
 }
 
 static void setup_socket(ks_socket_t sock)