diff --git a/pika/adapters/blocking_connection.py b/pika/adapters/blocking_connection.py
index 39848d5cf..e5aace1d8 100644
--- a/pika/adapters/blocking_connection.py
+++ b/pika/adapters/blocking_connection.py
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ def basic_get(self, queue=None, no_ack=False):
     def basic_publish(self, exchange, routing_key, body,
                       properties=None, mandatory=False, immediate=False):
         """Publish to the channel with the given exchange, routing key and body.
-        For more information on basic_publish and what the parameters do, see:
+        Returns a boolean value indicating the success of the operation. For 
+        more information on basic_publish and what the parameters do, see:
 
         http://www.rabbitmq.com/amqp-0-9-1-reference.html#basic.publish