diff --git a/serialize.hpp b/serialize.hpp
index 90210a5..4e6e99f 100644
--- a/serialize.hpp
+++ b/serialize.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 /** @brief Serialization function - restores activation information from file
  *  @param[in] versionId - The version for which to retrieve information.
  *  @param[in] priority - RedundancyPriority pointer for that version.
+ *  @return true if restore was successful, false if not
  */
-void restoreFromFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t *priority);
+bool restoreFromFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t& priority);
 
 /** @brief Removes the serial file for a given version.
  *  @param[in] versionId - The version for which to remove a file, if it exists.