diff --git a/src/yaws.erl b/src/yaws.erl
index a95e26e05..5baf7c29c 100644
--- a/src/yaws.erl
+++ b/src/yaws.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 -include("yaws_debug.hrl").
 
 -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
--export([start/0, stop/0, hup/1, restart/0, modules/0, load/0]).
+-export([start/0, stop/0, hup/0, hup/1, restart/0, modules/0, load/0]).
 -export([start_embedded/1, start_embedded/2, start_embedded/3, start_embedded/4,
          add_server/2, create_gconf/2, create_sconf/2, setup_sconf/2]).
 
@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@ lkup(Key, List, Def) ->
 
 
 
+hup() ->
+    dohup(undefined).
+
 hup(Sock) ->
     spawn(fun() ->
                   group_leader(whereis(user), self()),
@@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ dohup(Sock) ->
     yaws_log:rotate(Res),
     case Sock of
         undefined ->
-            ok;
+            {yaws_hupped, Res};
         _  ->
             gen_tcp:send(Sock, io_lib:format("hupped: ~p~n", [Res])),
             gen_tcp:close(Sock)