diff --git a/decoratortest.py b/decoratortest.py
index 0ec22ae9..d22b5dd4 100644
--- a/decoratortest.py
+++ b/decoratortest.py
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ def locked_func():
         print("[locked %d] waiting..." % uwsgi.worker_id())
     print("done with locked function on worker %d" % uwsgi.worker_id())
 
-a_long_task.spool({'foo':'bar'}, hello='world')
+spool_filename = a_long_task.spool({'foo':'bar'}, hello='world')
+print("spool filename = %s" % spool_filename)
 an_infinite_task.spool(foo='bar', priority=3)
 delayed_task.spool(foo2='bar2', at=time.time()+60)
 a_running_thread()
 a_running_thread_with_args("uWSGI")
 uwsgi_source_file = open('uwsgi.c','r')
-big_body_task.spool(priority=9,filename='uwsgi.c',body=uwsgi_source_file.read())
+print(big_body_task.spool(priority=9,filename='uwsgi.c',body=uwsgi_source_file.read()))
 uwsgi_source_file.close()
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
index 80e36b76..a72864bc 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
@@ -1393,11 +1393,9 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_send_spool(PyObject * self, PyObject * args, PyObject *kw) {
 	Py_DECREF(spool_vars);
 
 	if (i > 0) {
-		Py_INCREF(Py_True);
-		return Py_True;
+		return PyString_FromString(spool_filename);
 	}
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "unable to spool job");
 }
 
 PyObject *py_uwsgi_spooler_pid(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {