diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
index 804e98157..85c28e83f 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesTable.swift
@@ -271,13 +271,11 @@ final class ArticlesTable: DatabaseTable {
 	}
 
 	func ensureStatuses(_ articleIDs: Set<String>, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool) {
-		
-		self.queue.updateSync { (database) in
+		self.queue.update { (database) in
 			let statusesDictionary = self.statusesTable.ensureStatusesForArticleIDs(articleIDs, false, database)
 			let statuses = Set(statusesDictionary.values)
-			_ = self.statusesTable.mark(statuses, statusKey, flag, database)
+			self.statusesTable.mark(statuses, statusKey, flag, database)
 		}
-		
 	}
 	
 	// MARK: Unread Counts
diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/StatusesTable.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/StatusesTable.swift
index 2619f1092..39dffb167 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/StatusesTable.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/StatusesTable.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ final class StatusesTable: DatabaseTable {
 
 	// MARK: Marking
 
+	@discardableResult
 	func mark(_ statuses: Set<ArticleStatus>, _ statusKey: ArticleStatus.Key, _ flag: Bool, _ database: FMDatabase) -> Set<ArticleStatus>? {
 
 		// Sets flag in both memory and in database.