diff --git a/library/libwaku.nim b/library/libwaku.nim
index 2ef41be7d..89d4aaa6d 100644
--- a/library/libwaku.nim
+++ b/library/libwaku.nim
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ proc waku_destroy(
     callback(RET_ERR, unsafeAddr msg[0], cast[csize_t](len(msg)), userData)
     return RET_ERR
 
+  let msg = "correctly destroyed"
+  callback(RET_OK, unsafeAddr msg[0], cast[csize_t](len(msg)), userData)
   return RET_OK
 
 proc waku_version(