diff --git a/components/com_users/controllers/user.php b/components/com_users/controllers/user.php
index 26872fb74953f..2d891b7fd3f62 100644
--- a/components/com_users/controllers/user.php
+++ b/components/com_users/controllers/user.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public function register()
 		// Flush the data from the session.
 		$app->setUserState('users.registration.form.data', null);
 
-		exit;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	/**