diff --git a/spi95.c b/spi95.c
index 976f99a..cbe347b 100644
--- a/spi95.c
+++ b/spi95.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 	ret = spi_send_command(flash, rdid_outsize, sizeof(readarr), cmd, readarr);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 
 	id1 = readarr[0]; // manufacture id
 	id2 = (readarr[1] << 8) | readarr[2]; // SPI family code + model id