diff --git a/src/libwrapper.cpp b/src/libwrapper.cpp
index 1544b18..b852e7f 100644
--- a/src/libwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/libwrapper.cpp
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ private:
 };
 }
 
-bool Library::process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force)
+search_result Library::process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force)
 {
     if (nullptr == loc_str)
-        return true;
+        return SEARCH_SUCCESS;
 
     std::string query;
 
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ bool Library::process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force)
     gsize bytes_read;
     gsize bytes_written;
     glib::Error err;
+	search_result rval = SEARCH_SUCCESS;
     glib::CharStr str;
     if (!utf8_input_)
         str.reset(g_locale_to_utf8(loc_str, -1, &bytes_read, &bytes_written, get_addr(err)));
@@ -339,11 +340,11 @@ bool Library::process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force)
     if (nullptr == get_impl(str)) {
         fprintf(stderr, _("Can not convert %s to utf8.\n"), loc_str);
         fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", err->message);
-        return false;
+        return SEARCH_FAILURE;
     }
 
     if (str[0] == '\0')
-        return true;
+        return SEARCH_SUCCESS;
 
     TSearchResultList res_list;
 
@@ -443,10 +444,11 @@ bool Library::process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force)
             loc_str = utf8_to_locale_ign_err(get_impl(str));
         if (!json_)
             printf(_("Nothing similar to %s, sorry :(\n"), utf8_output_ ? get_impl(str) : loc_str.c_str());
+		rval = SEARCH_NO_RESULT;
     }
 
     if (json_) {
         fputs("]\n", stdout);
     }
-    return true;
+    return rval;
 }
diff --git a/src/libwrapper.hpp b/src/libwrapper.hpp
index 31783b6..154161b 100644
--- a/src/libwrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/libwrapper.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ struct TSearchResult {
 
 typedef std::vector<TSearchResult> TSearchResultList;
 
+//possible return values for Library.process_phase()
+enum search_result {
+	SEARCH_SUCCESS = 0,
+	SEARCH_FAILURE,
+	SEARCH_NO_RESULT
+};
+
 //this class is wrapper around Dicts class for easy use
 //of it
 class Library : public Libs
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ public:
         setFuzzy(!no_fuzzy);
     }
 
-    bool process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force = false);
+    search_result process_phrase(const char *loc_str, IReadLine &io, bool force = false);
 
 private:
     bool utf8_input_;
diff --git a/src/sdcv.cpp b/src/sdcv.cpp
index 0c75eb1..6ffcc1c 100644
--- a/src/sdcv.cpp
+++ b/src/sdcv.cpp
@@ -207,15 +207,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) try {
 
     std::unique_ptr<IReadLine> io(create_readline_object());
     if (optind < argc) {
+		search_result rval = SEARCH_SUCCESS;
         for (int i = optind; i < argc; ++i)
-            if (!lib.process_phrase(argv[i], *io, non_interactive)) {
-                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            if ((rval = lib.process_phrase(argv[i], *io, non_interactive)) != SEARCH_SUCCESS) {
+                return rval;
             }
     } else if (!non_interactive) {
 
         std::string phrase;
         while (io->read(_("Enter word or phrase: "), phrase)) {
-            if (!lib.process_phrase(phrase.c_str(), *io))
+            if (lib.process_phrase(phrase.c_str(), *io) == SEARCH_FAILURE)
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
             phrase.clear();
         }