diff --git a/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp b/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp
index f2f961b93..e20bbb1c0 100644
--- a/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ void CommonCLI::handleCommand(uint32_t sender_timestamp, const char* command, ch
       LocationProvider * l = _sensors->getLocationProvider();
       if (l != NULL) {
         l->syncTime();
+        strcpy(reply, "ok");
+      } else {
+        strcpy(reply, "gps provider not found");
       }
     } else if (memcmp(command, "gps setloc", 10) == 0) {
       _prefs->node_lat = _sensors->node_lat;