diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_writer.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_writer.cpp
index 3932fad..56b48f0 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_writer.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_writer.cpp
@@ -298,13 +298,12 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    bool ret = OpenForWrite();
-
-    if (ret) {
-        InitWorkers();
+    if (!OpenForWrite()) {
+        return false;
     }
 
-    return ret;
+    InitWorkers();
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool CowWriter::InitializeAppend(android::base::unique_fd&& fd, uint64_t label) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_writer_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_writer_test.cpp
index da48eb9..a03632b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_writer_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_writer_test.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     TemporaryFile cow_device_file{};
     android::snapshot::CowOptions options{.block_size = BLOCK_SIZE};
     android::snapshot::CompressedSnapshotWriter snapshot_writer{options};
-    snapshot_writer.SetCowDevice(android::base::unique_fd{cow_device_file.fd});
-    snapshot_writer.Initialize();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(snapshot_writer.SetCowDevice(android::base::unique_fd{cow_device_file.fd}));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(snapshot_writer.Initialize());
     std::vector<unsigned char> buffer;
     buffer.resize(BLOCK_SIZE);
     std::fill(buffer.begin(), buffer.end(), 123);