diff --git a/lib/vimaly/client.rb b/lib/vimaly/client.rb
index c79dc3c..79e11ea 100644
--- a/lib/vimaly/client.rb
+++ b/lib/vimaly/client.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def update_ticket(id, other_fields)
       response = put("/tickets/#{id}", ticket.to_json(custom_field_name_map, true))
       case response.status
       when 200..299
-        true
+        id
       else
         log_warn "status: #{response.status}"
         log_warn "        #{response.inspect}"
diff --git a/test/client_test.rb b/test/client_test.rb
index 2ccc38e..2b8e988 100644
--- a/test/client_test.rb
+++ b/test/client_test.rb
@@ -98,22 +98,24 @@ class ClientTest < Minitest::Test
     should "succeed for standard params" do
       stub_update_ticket
 
-      @client.update_ticket(
-          123,
-          title: 'updated title',
-          description: 'updated description'
+      id = @client.update_ticket(
+        123,
+        title: 'updated title',
+        description: 'updated description'
       )
+      assert_equal 123, id
     end
 
     should "succeed for custom params" do
       stub_update_ticket_custom
 
-      @client.update_ticket(
-          123,
-          title: 'updated title',
-          description: 'updated description',
-          'Last seen': Date.new(2016,1,20)
+      id = @client.update_ticket(
+        123,
+        title: 'updated title',
+        description: 'updated description',
+        'Last seen': Date.new(2016,1,20)
       )
+      assert_equal 123, id
     end
   end # updating tickets