diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_client.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_client.cpp
index d0ff7f7..693fe39 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_client.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_client.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@
         LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to pause snapshot merge.";
         return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    std::string response = Receivemsg();
+    return response == "success";
 }
 
 bool SnapuserdClient::ResumeMerge() {
@@ -403,7 +404,8 @@
         LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to resume snapshot merge.";
         return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    std::string response = Receivemsg();
+    return response == "success";
 }
 
 }  // namespace snapshot
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp
index a2813bf..372b2f2 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_server.cpp
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@
         return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
     } else if (cmd == "pause_merge") {
         handlers_->PauseMerge();
-        return true;
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
     } else if (cmd == "resume_merge") {
         handlers_->ResumeMerge();
-        return true;
+        return Sendmsg(fd, "success");
     } else {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Received unknown message type from client";
         Sendmsg(fd, "fail");