diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebdc836..56ae2fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 *.egg-info
 *.DS_Store
 *tests/s3/
+*build
+*dist
diff --git a/pytoad/decorator.py b/pytoad/decorator.py
index 24b02f6..fcaf8ee 100644
--- a/pytoad/decorator.py
+++ b/pytoad/decorator.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def pytoad_decorator(monitored_exceptions=[], PytoadConnectionClass=Connection):
     def wrap(f):
         def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
             try:
-                f(*args, **kwargs)
+                return f(*args, **kwargs)
             except Exception, e:
                 if e.__class__ in monitored_exceptions or not monitored_exceptions:
                     connection = PytoadConnectionClass()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 83e38a6..dbfa046 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name="Pytoad",
-      version="1.0.2",
+      version="1.0.3",
       description="Pytoad is a lightweight Hoptoad notifier for Python.",
       author="Benjamin Coe",
       author_email="ben@attachments.me",
diff --git a/tests/test_decorator.py b/tests/test_decorator.py
index a7f09cb..f8fb938 100644
--- a/tests/test_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/test_decorator.py
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ def foobar():
         foobar()
         
         self.assertTrue( MockPytoadConnection.exceptions )
+        
+    def test_decorated_functions_return(self):
+        
+        MockPytoadConnection.exceptions = []
+        
+        @pytoad_decorator(PytoadConnectionClass=MockPytoadConnection)
+        def foobar():
+            return 'foobar'
+                
+        self.assertEqual( foobar(), 'foobar' )
     
     def test_decorator_catches_only_monitored_exceptions_if_provided(self):