diff --git a/ztp-root/bootstrap/bootstrap b/ztp-root/bootstrap/bootstrap
index 7b575a288f0fb8f6fe74b4ec32adfb84acaf844f..fc20e8464ee083fa574c0505a9affb533ff2bd2d 100644
--- a/ztp-root/bootstrap/bootstrap
+++ b/ztp-root/bootstrap/bootstrap
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def get_mac():
     f = open('/sys/class/net/ma1/address', 'r')
     mac = f.read()
     f.close()
+    return mac
 
 
 def get_config(url):
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()