diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
index df532ee..c056a19 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/snapshot.h
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@
     bool CollapseSnapshotDevice(LockedFile* lock, const std::string& name,
                                 const SnapshotStatus& status);
 
-    struct MergeResult {
+    struct [[nodiscard]] MergeResult {
         explicit MergeResult(UpdateState state,
                              MergeFailureCode failure_code = MergeFailureCode::Ok)
             : state(state), failure_code(failure_code) {}
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index 09d35cf..86ff5f7 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -1248,14 +1248,12 @@
            GetMetadataPartitionState(*current_metadata, name) == MetadataPartitionState::Updated);
 
     if (UpdateUsesUserSnapshots(lock)) {
-        std::string merge_status;
-        if (EnsureSnapuserdConnected()) {
-            // Query the snapshot status from the daemon
-            merge_status = snapuserd_client_->QuerySnapshotStatus(name);
-        } else {
-            MergeResult(UpdateState::MergeFailed, MergeFailureCode::QuerySnapshotStatus);
+        if (!EnsureSnapuserdConnected()) {
+            return MergeResult(UpdateState::MergeFailed, MergeFailureCode::QuerySnapshotStatus);
         }
 
+        // Query the snapshot status from the daemon
+        const auto merge_status = snapuserd_client_->QuerySnapshotStatus(name);
         if (merge_status == "snapshot-merge-failed") {
             return MergeResult(UpdateState::MergeFailed, MergeFailureCode::UnknownTargetType);
         }