diff --git a/src/script.c b/src/script.c
index 5a8fd41..6b99ec2 100644
--- a/src/script.c
+++ b/src/script.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static int expect(lua_State *L)
             // Match against the entire buffer
             if (match_regex(&regex))
             {
+                ret = 1;
                 break;
             }
         }