diff --git a/mattermost.el b/mattermost.el
index 7e8ea22..60095ba 100644
--- a/mattermost.el
+++ b/mattermost.el
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ if the user is not present"
          (user (plist-get mattermost-users-plist user-id-keyword)))
     (if (not user)
         (let ((user (mattermost-get-user user-id)))
-          (setq mattermost-users-plist (plist-put mattermost-users-plist user-id-keyword user)))
+          (setq mattermost-users-plist (plist-put mattermost-users-plist user-id-keyword user))
+          user)
       user)))
 
 ;; ToDo: once mattermost-request parses headers, use it to fetch both