diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index 09b91b2b..bd72c3b0 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ create_event_record(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id,
 	return success;
 }
 
-bool
+void
 create_checkpoint(PGconn *conn)
 {
 	char		sqlquery[MAXLEN];
@@ -1738,9 +1738,11 @@ create_checkpoint(PGconn *conn)
 		PQfinish(conn);
 		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
 	}
+
 	log_notice(_("CHECKPOINT created\n"));
 }
 
+
 bool
 update_node_record(PGconn *conn, char *action, int node, char *type, int upstream_node, char *cluster_name, char *node_name, char *conninfo, int priority, char *slot_name, bool active)
 {
diff --git a/dbutils.h b/dbutils.h
index b18f8795..bc3cb6bc 100644
--- a/dbutils.h
+++ b/dbutils.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool        update_node_record(PGconn *conn, char *action, int node, char *type,
 bool        update_node_record_status(PGconn *conn, char *cluster_name, int this_node_id, char *type, int upstream_node_id, bool active);
 bool        update_node_record_set_upstream(PGconn *conn, char *cluster_name, int this_node_id, int new_upstream_node_id);
 bool        create_event_record(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char *event, bool successful, char *details);
-bool        create_checkpoint(PGconn *conn);
+void        create_checkpoint(PGconn *conn);
 
 int		    get_node_replication_state(PGconn *conn, char *node_name, char *output);
 t_server_type parse_node_type(const char *type);