diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.c b/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.c
index 7cc0db24a7..a39ebc6c84 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.c
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ rlc_op_status_t  proto_agent_send_rlc_data_req(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt
 
   proto_agent_async_msg_send((void *)msg, (int) msgsize, 1, proto_agent[mod_id].channel->channel_info);
   free_mem_block(sdu_pP, __func__);
-  return 0;
+  return RLC_OP_STATUS_OK;
 error:
   LOG_E(PROTO_AGENT, "PROTO_AGENT there was an error\n");
-  return -1;
+  return RLC_OP_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 }
 
 
-void
+boolean_t
 proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP, const srb_flag_t srb_flagP,
                                const MBMS_flag_t MBMS_flagP, const rb_id_t rb_idP, sdu_size_t sdu_sizeP, mem_block_t *sdu_pP) {
   uint8_t *msg = NULL;
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP, const srb_f
 
   proto_agent_async_msg_send((void *)msg, (int) msgsize, 1, proto_agent[mod_id].channel->channel_info);
   free_mem_block(sdu_pP, __func__);
-  return;
+  return TRUE;
 error:
   LOG_E(PROTO_AGENT, "there was an error in %s\n", __func__);
-  return;
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 void *
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.h b/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.h
index 674bd245e2..927b714b2c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PROTO_AGENT/proto_agent.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rlc_op_status_t proto_agent_send_rlc_data_req( const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt
     const rb_id_t rb_idP, const mui_t muiP, confirm_t confirmP,
     sdu_size_t sdu_sizeP, mem_block_t *sdu_pP);
 
-void proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP,
+boolean_t proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ctxt_pP,
                                     const srb_flag_t srb_flagP, const MBMS_flag_t MBMS_flagP,
                                     const rb_id_t rb_idP, sdu_size_t sdu_sizeP, mem_block_t *sdu_pP);