diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 04fd56bd1..92c7027c5 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -798,23 +798,23 @@ void dummy_socket(socket_t *r, const sockaddr_t *sa) {
 	r->remote.address.family = sa->family;
 }
 
-int connect_socket(socket_t *r, int type, const endpoint_t *ep) {
+bool connect_socket(socket_t *r, int type, const endpoint_t *ep) {
 	sockfamily_t *fam;
 
 	fam = ep->address.family;
 
 	if (__socket(r, type, fam))
-		return -1;
+		return false;
 	if (fam->connect(r, ep))
 		goto fail;
 
 	r->remote = *ep;
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 
 fail:
 	close_socket(r);
-	return -1;
+	return false;
 }
 
 int connect_socket_retry(socket_t *r) {
@@ -847,15 +847,15 @@ int connect_socket_nb(socket_t *r, int type, const endpoint_t *ep) {
 	return connect_socket_retry(r);
 }
 
-int reset_socket(socket_t *r) {
+bool reset_socket(socket_t *r) {
 	if (!r)
-		return -1;
+		return false;
 
 	r->fd = -1;
 	ZERO(r->local);
 	ZERO(r->remote);
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 int close_socket(socket_t *r) {
 	if (!r) {
diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index b0d7f0758..bbd08683f 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@ void socket_init(void);
 
 bool open_socket(socket_t *r, int type, unsigned int port, const sockaddr_t *);
 bool open_v46_socket(socket_t *r, int type);
-int connect_socket(socket_t *r, int type, const endpoint_t *ep);
+bool connect_socket(socket_t *r, int type, const endpoint_t *ep);
 int connect_socket_nb(socket_t *r, int type, const endpoint_t *ep); // 1 == in progress
 int connect_socket_retry(socket_t *r); // retries connect() while in progress
 int close_socket(socket_t *r);
-int reset_socket(socket_t *r);
+bool reset_socket(socket_t *r);
 void move_socket(socket_t *dst, socket_t *src);
 void dummy_socket(socket_t *r, const sockaddr_t *);