diff --git a/lib/Cake/Network/Http/HttpSocket.php b/lib/Cake/Network/Http/HttpSocket.php
index 1643bcbfd2c..afe03cdae14 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Network/Http/HttpSocket.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Network/Http/HttpSocket.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public function setContentResource($resource) {
  * method and provide a more granular interface.
  *
  * @param string|array $request Either an URI string, or an array defining host/uri
- * @return mixed false on error, HttpSocketResponse on success
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse false on error, HttpSocketResponse on success
  * @throws SocketException
  */
 	public function request($request = array()) {
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ public function request($request = array()) {
  * @param string|array $uri URI to request. Either a string uri, or a uri array, see HttpSocket::_parseUri()
  * @param array $query Querystring parameters to append to URI
  * @param array $request An indexed array with indexes such as 'method' or uri
- * @return mixed Result of request, either false on failure or the response to the request.
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse Result of request, either false on failure or the response to the request.
  */
 	public function get($uri = null, $query = array(), $request = array()) {
 		if (!empty($query)) {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public function get($uri = null, $query = array(), $request = array()) {
  * @param string|array $uri URI to request. Either a string URI, or a URI array, see HttpSocket::_parseUri()
  * @param array $query Querystring parameters to append to URI
  * @param array $request An indexed array with indexes such as 'method' or uri
- * @return mixed Result of request, either false on failure or the response to the request.
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse Result of request, either false on failure or the response to the request.
  */
 	public function head($uri = null, $query = array(), $request = array()) {
 		if (!empty($query)) {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public function head($uri = null, $query = array(), $request = array()) {
  * @param string|array $uri URI to request. See HttpSocket::_parseUri()
  * @param array $data Array of request body data keys and values.
  * @param array $request An indexed array with indexes such as 'method' or uri
- * @return mixed Result of request, either false on failure or the response to the request.
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse Result of request, either false on failure or the response to the request.
  */
 	public function post($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
 		$request = Hash::merge(array('method' => 'POST', 'uri' => $uri, 'body' => $data), $request);
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public function post($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
  * @param string|array $uri URI to request, See HttpSocket::_parseUri()
  * @param array $data Array of request body data keys and values.
  * @param array $request An indexed array with indexes such as 'method' or uri
- * @return mixed Result of request
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse Result of request
  */
 	public function put($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
 		$request = Hash::merge(array('method' => 'PUT', 'uri' => $uri, 'body' => $data), $request);
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public function put($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
  * @param string|array $uri URI to request, See HttpSocket::_parseUri()
  * @param array $data Array of request body data keys and values.
  * @param array $request An indexed array with indexes such as 'method' or uri
- * @return mixed Result of request
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse Result of request
  */
 	public function patch($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
 		$request = Hash::merge(array('method' => 'PATCH', 'uri' => $uri, 'body' => $data), $request);
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public function patch($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
  * @param string|array $uri URI to request (see {@link _parseUri()})
  * @param array $data Array of request body data keys and values.
  * @param array $request An indexed array with indexes such as 'method' or uri
- * @return mixed Result of request
+ * @return false|HttpSocketResponse Result of request
  */
 	public function delete($uri = null, $data = array(), $request = array()) {
 		$request = Hash::merge(array('method' => 'DELETE', 'uri' => $uri, 'body' => $data), $request);