diff --git a/pages/layoutEditor/LayoutEditorHandler.inc.php b/pages/layoutEditor/LayoutEditorHandler.inc.php
index 64e14e7..b072265 100644
--- a/pages/layoutEditor/LayoutEditorHandler.inc.php
+++ b/pages/layoutEditor/LayoutEditorHandler.inc.php
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ function validate($request, $articleId = null, $checkEdit = false) {
 			}
 
 			$this->submission =& $submission;
+			return true;
 		}
 	}