diff --git a/src/fu-util.c b/src/fu-util.c
index 5bcffedeb..e6531c90c 100644
--- a/src/fu-util.c
+++ b/src/fu-util.c
@@ -286,16 +286,12 @@ fu_util_maybe_enable_automatic (FuUtilPrivate *priv, GPtrArray *remotes, GError
 							 NULL, error))
 				return FALSE;
 		}
-		return TRUE;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
-	g_set_error_literal (error,
-			     FWUPD_ERROR,
-			     FWUPD_ERROR_NOTHING_TO_DO,
-			     "invalid option selected");
-	return FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean