diff --git a/lib/downloader.cpp b/lib/downloader.cpp
index c45ed90f..c20655f4 100644
--- a/lib/downloader.cpp
+++ b/lib/downloader.cpp
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ namespace HTTP{
       MEDIUM_MSG("Posting to %s (%zu/%" PRIu32 ")", link.getUrl().c_str(), retryCount - loop + 1,
                  retryCount);
       doRequest(link, "POST", payload);
-      // Not synced? Ignore the response and immediately return false.
-      if (!sync){return false;}
+      // Not synced? Ignore the response and immediately return true.
+      if (!sync){return true;}
       uint64_t reqTime = Util::bootSecs();
       while (getSocket() && Util::bootSecs() < reqTime + dataTimeout){
         // No data? Wait for a second or so.
diff --git a/lib/triggers.cpp b/lib/triggers.cpp
index 56706d3c..3198cd7d 100644
--- a/lib/triggers.cpp
+++ b/lib/triggers.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Triggers{
       DL.setHeader("X-Trigger", trigger);
       DL.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain");
       HTTP::URL url(value);
-      if (DL.post(url, payload, sync) && sync && DL.isOk()){
+      if (DL.post(url, payload, sync) && (!sync || DL.isOk())){
         submitTriggerStat(trigger, tStartMs, true);
         return DL.data();
       }