diff --git a/skynet/frontend/discord/__init__.py b/skynet/frontend/discord/__init__.py
index 7687c3b..ea495ca 100644
--- a/skynet/frontend/discord/__init__.py
+++ b/skynet/frontend/discord/__init__.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class SkynetDiscordFrontend:
         ctx: discord.ext.commands.context.Context | discord.Message,
         file_id: str | None = None,
         binary_data: str = ''
-    ):
+    ) -> bool:
         send = ctx.channel.send
 
         if params['seed'] == None:
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class SkynetDiscordFrontend:
             await self.bot.channel.send(
                 status_msg,
                 'skynet has suffered an internal error trying to fill this request')
-            return
+            return False
 
         enqueue_tx_id = res['transaction_id']
         enqueue_tx_link = f'[**Your request on Skynet Explorer**](https://explorer.{DEFAULT_DOMAIN}/v2/explore/transaction/{enqueue_tx_id})'
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ class SkynetDiscordFrontend:
             await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
         if not ipfs_hash:
-
             timeout_text = f'\n[{timestamp_pretty()}] **timeout processing request**'
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 title='live updates',
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ class SkynetDiscordFrontend:
                 color=discord.Color.blue())
 
             await message.edit(embed=embed)
-            return
+            return False
 
         tx_link = f'[**Your result on Skynet Explorer**](https://explorer.{DEFAULT_DOMAIN}/v2/explore/transaction/{tx_hash})'
 
@@ -254,6 +253,8 @@ class SkynetDiscordFrontend:
             logging.error(f'couldn\'t get ipfs hosted image at {ipfs_link}!')
             embed.add_field(name='Error', value=f'couldn\'t get ipfs hosted image [**here**]({ipfs_link})!')
             await message.edit(embed=embed, view=SkynetView(self))
+            return False
+
         else:
             logging.info(f'success! sending generated image')
             await message.delete()
@@ -265,3 +266,5 @@ class SkynetDiscordFrontend:
             else:  # txt2img
                 embed.set_image(url=ipfs_link)
                 await send(embed=embed, view=SkynetView(self))
+
+        return True
diff --git a/skynet/frontend/discord/handlers.py b/skynet/frontend/discord/handlers.py
index c6f2735..9f2d721 100644
--- a/skynet/frontend/discord/handlers.py
+++ b/skynet/frontend/discord/handlers.py
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ def create_handler_context(frontend: 'SkynetDiscordFrontend'):
         await db_call(
             'update_user_stats', user.id, 'txt2img', last_prompt=prompt)
 
-        ec = await work_request(user, status_msg, 'txt2img', params, ctx)
+        success = await work_request(user, status_msg, 'txt2img', params, ctx)
 
-        if ec == None:
+        if success:
             await db_call('increment_generated', user.id)
 
     @bot.command(name='redo', help='Redo last request')
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ def create_handler_context(frontend: 'SkynetDiscordFrontend'):
             **user_config
         }
 
-        ec = await work_request(
+        success = await work_request(
             user, status_msg, 'redo', params, ctx,
             file_id=file_id,
             binary_data=binary
         )
 
-        if ec == None:
+        if success:
             await db_call('increment_generated', user.id)
 
     @bot.command(name='img2img', help='Responds with an image')
@@ -243,17 +243,16 @@ def create_handler_context(frontend: 'SkynetDiscordFrontend'):
             last_binary=ipfs_hash
         )
 
-        ec = await work_request(
+        sucess = await work_request(
             user, status_msg, 'img2img', params, ctx,
             file_id=file_id,
             binary_data=ipfs_hash
         )
 
-        if ec == None:
+        if success:
             await db_call('increment_generated', user.id)
 
 
-        
         # TODO: DELETE BELOW
         # user = 'testworker3'
         # status_msg = 'status'
diff --git a/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py b/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py
index 22d9420..486f115 100644
--- a/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py
+++ b/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
         params: dict,
         file_id: str | None = None,
         binary_data: str = ''
-    ):
+    ) -> bool:
         if params['seed'] == None:
             params['seed'] = random.randint(0, 0xFFFFFFFF)
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
             await self.update_status_message(
                 status_msg,
                 'skynet has suffered an internal error trying to fill this request')
-            return
+            return False
 
         enqueue_tx_id = res['transaction_id']
         enqueue_tx_link = hlink(
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
                 f'\n[{timestamp_pretty()}] <b>timeout processing request</b>',
                 parse_mode='HTML'
             )
-            return
+            return False
 
         tx_link = hlink(
             'Your result on Skynet Explorer',
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
                 reply_markup=build_redo_menu(),
                 parse_mode='HTML'
             )
-            return
+            return False
 
         png_img = resp.raw
         with Image.open(io.BytesIO(resp.raw)) as image:
@@ -290,3 +290,5 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
                 reply_markup=build_redo_menu(),
                 parse_mode='HTML'
             )
+
+        return True
diff --git a/skynet/frontend/telegram/handlers.py b/skynet/frontend/telegram/handlers.py
index 532198d..5b44ed8 100644
--- a/skynet/frontend/telegram/handlers.py
+++ b/skynet/frontend/telegram/handlers.py
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ def create_handler_context(frontend: 'SkynetTelegramFrontend'):
         await db_call(
             'update_user_stats', user.id, 'txt2img', last_prompt=prompt)
 
-        ec = await work_request(user, status_msg, 'txt2img', params)
+        success = await work_request(user, status_msg, 'txt2img', params)
 
-        if ec == None:
+        if success:
             await db_call('increment_generated', user.id)
 
 
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ def create_handler_context(frontend: 'SkynetTelegramFrontend'):
             last_binary=ipfs_hash
         )
 
-        ec = await work_request(
+        success = await work_request(
             user, status_msg, 'img2img', params,
             file_id=file_id,
             binary_data=ipfs_hash
         )
 
-        if ec == None:
+        if success:
             await db_call('increment_generated', user.id)
 
 
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ def create_handler_context(frontend: 'SkynetTelegramFrontend'):
             **user_config
         }
 
-        ec = await work_request(
+        success = await work_request(
             user, status_msg, 'redo', params,
             file_id=file_id,
             binary_data=binary
         )
 
-        if ec == None:
+        if success:
             await db_call('increment_generated', user.id)
 
     # "proxy" handlers just request routers