diff --git a/bmcctl/control_bmc_obj.c b/bmcctl/control_bmc_obj.c
index a7a3e73..5752505 100644
--- a/bmcctl/control_bmc_obj.c
+++ b/bmcctl/control_bmc_obj.c
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     /* Wait a while before reboot, so the caller can be responded.
      */
     const char *reboot_command = "/bin/sh -c 'sleep 3;reboot'&";
-    system(reboot_command);
+    if(system(reboot_command) < 0){
+        return FALSE;
+    }
 
     control_bmc_complete_warm_reset(bmc, invocation);
     return TRUE;