diff --git a/src/TranslationServer.py b/src/TranslationServer.py
index 66442b6..529dc25 100644
--- a/src/TranslationServer.py
+++ b/src/TranslationServer.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def select_sign_db(sign_name):
 	except MySQLdb.OperationalError:
 		connect_database()
 		print "Reconnecting..."
-		select_sign_db(sign_name)
+		return select_sign_db(sign_name)
 
 def insert_translation_db(text, gloss):
 	try:
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def select_translation_db(text, gloss):
 	except MySQLdb.OperationalError:
 		connect_database()
 		print "Reconnecting..."
-		select_translation_db(text, gloss)
+		return select_translation_db(text, gloss)
 
 def update_platform_db(platform_name):
 	try:
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