diff --git a/src/server/token/MongoTokenDao.ts b/src/server/token/MongoTokenDao.ts
index 66c3c96..5e0debc 100644
--- a/src/server/token/MongoTokenDao.ts
+++ b/src/server/token/MongoTokenDao.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ export class MongoTokenDao implements TokenDao
      * @param token    token value
      * @param data     token data, if any
      * @param status   arbitrary token type
+     *
+     * @return token data
      */
     updateToken(
         doc_id:   DocumentId,
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ export class MongoTokenDao implements TokenDao
         token_id: TokenId,
         type:     TokenType,
         data:     string | null,
-    ): Promise<void>
+    ): Promise<TokenData>
     {
         const root = this._genRoot( ns ) + '.';
 
@@ -136,7 +138,10 @@ export class MongoTokenDao implements TokenDao
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    resolve();
+                    resolve( {
+                        id:     token_id,
+                        status: token_entry,
+                    } );
                 }
             );
         } );
diff --git a/src/server/token/TokenDao.ts b/src/server/token/TokenDao.ts
index b942b2c..ebe02b0 100644
--- a/src/server/token/TokenDao.ts
+++ b/src/server/token/TokenDao.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface TokenDao
         token_id: TokenId,
         type:     TokenType,
         data:     string | null,
-    ): Promise<void>;
+    ): Promise<TokenData>;
 
 
     getToken(
diff --git a/test/server/token/MongoTokenDaoTest.ts b/test/server/token/MongoTokenDaoTest.ts
index 8fe0dff..5af032c 100644
--- a/test/server/token/MongoTokenDaoTest.ts
+++ b/test/server/token/MongoTokenDaoTest.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,17 @@ describe( 'server.token.TokenDao', () =>
                 findOne() {},
             };
 
-            return new Sut( coll, field, () => timestamp )
-                .updateToken( did, ns, tok_id, tok_type, data );
+            return expect(
+                new Sut( coll, field, () => timestamp )
+                    .updateToken( did, ns, tok_id, tok_type, data )
+            ).to.eventually.deep.equal( {
+                id:     tok_id,
+                status: {
+                    type:      tok_type,
+                    timestamp: timestamp,
+                    data:      data,
+                },
+            } );
         } );