diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/util/Util.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/util/Util.java
index 147cb8e4..d405b782 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/util/Util.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/util/Util.java
@@ -153,12 +153,11 @@ public class Util {
             }
             Log.i(TAG, "Failed to write test file '" + touchFile +
                 "', " + error);
-            return false;
+        } else {
+            // Detected we have write permission.
+            Log.i(TAG, "Successfully wrote test file '" + touchFile + "'");
         }
 
-        // Detected we have write permission.
-        Log.i(TAG, "Successfully wrote test file '" + touchFile + "'");
-
         // Remove test file.
         if (runShellCommand("rm \"" + touchFile + "\"\n", useRoot) != 0) {
             // This is very unlikely to happen, so we have less error handling.