diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6384b1f..be95942 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.helenus</groupId>
     <artifactId>helenus-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.44-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>helenus</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractEntityDraft.java b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractEntityDraft.java
index 18d9f7c..adf5cf7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractEntityDraft.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractEntityDraft.java
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityDraft<E> implements Drafted<E> {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             T currentValue = (T) backingMap.get(key);
             if (currentValue == null || !currentValue.equals(desiredValue)) {
-                return set(key, desiredValue) != null;
+                set(key, desiredValue);
+                return true;
             }
         }
         return false;