diff --git a/riotctrl/ctrl.py b/riotctrl/ctrl.py
index 4460280..e1c29d9 100644
--- a/riotctrl/ctrl.py
+++ b/riotctrl/ctrl.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def flash(self, *runargs, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL, **runkwargs):
         :param *runkwargs: kwargs passed to subprocess.run
         :return: subprocess.CompletedProcess object
         """
-        self.make_run(
+        return self.make_run(
             self.FLASH_TARGETS, *runargs, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, **runkwargs
         )