diff --git a/googletools/__init__.py b/googletools/__init__.py
index e84ea63..b4891a9 100644
--- a/googletools/__init__.py
+++ b/googletools/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import setuptools, pyshorteners
 
 def shortURL(url):
  try:
-  pyshorteners.Shortener('Google', api_key=setuptools.getSetting("Google", "googl")).short(url)
+  return pyshorteners.Shortener('Google', api_key=setuptools.getSetting("Google", "googl")).short(url)
  except pyshorteners.exceptions.ShorteningErrorException as e:
   print("Error handling %s" % url)
   raise