diff --git a/Source/Plugins/NWBFormat/NWBFormat.cpp b/Source/Plugins/NWBFormat/NWBFormat.cpp
index e653ed221e94712bee1051d0cd3afef1bef141ea..7ceff67fd86b2e09f9de2192a6512e3bba79d585 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/NWBFormat/NWBFormat.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/NWBFormat/NWBFormat.cpp
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ bool NWBFile::startNewRecording(int recordingNumber, const Array<ContinuousGroup
 		  CHECK_ERROR(setAttributeStr(description, fullPath, "description"));
 		  CHECK_ERROR(setAttributeStr(identifier, fullPath, "identifier"));
 	  }
+      return true;
   }
 
   void NWBFile::writeEventMetaData(TimeSeries* timeSeries, const MetaDataEventObject* info, const MetaDataEvent* event)