diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 434d9726..ada64cdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Change Log
+## [0.0.45](https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin/tree/0.0.45) (2022-11-22)
+- #349 bugfix doveadm rmb return code not set
+
 ## [0.0.44](https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin/tree/0.0.44) (2022-11-21)
 - #349 additional recovery method (ceph index object)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01d96dc6..9c451fac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
 
-AC_INIT([dovecot-ceph-plugin], [0.0.44], [https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin/issues/new], ,[https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin])
+AC_INIT([dovecot-ceph-plugin], [0.0.45], [https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin/issues/new], ,[https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin])
+
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src])
diff --git a/rpm/dovecot-ceph-plugin.spec b/rpm/dovecot-ceph-plugin.spec
index 00a660d5..2d426132 100644
--- a/rpm/dovecot-ceph-plugin.spec
+++ b/rpm/dovecot-ceph-plugin.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 Name:		dovecot-ceph-plugin
 Summary:	Dovecot Ceph RADOS plugins
 
-Version:	0.0.44
+Version:	0.0.45
 
 Release:	0%{?dist}
 URL:		https://github.com/ceph-dovecot/dovecot-ceph-plugin
diff --git a/src/storage-rbox/doveadm-rbox-plugin.cpp b/src/storage-rbox/doveadm-rbox-plugin.cpp
index 9680a2a9..fa716669 100644
--- a/src/storage-rbox/doveadm-rbox-plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/storage-rbox/doveadm-rbox-plugin.cpp
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ static int cmd_rmb_create_ceph_index_run(struct doveadm_mail_cmd_context *_ctx,
   int open = open_connection_load_config(&plugin);
   if (open < 0) {
     i_error("Error opening rados connection. Errorcode: %d", open);
+    _ctx->exit_code = open;
     return open;
   }
   i_info("connection to rados open");
@@ -800,11 +801,13 @@ static int cmd_rmb_create_ceph_index_run(struct doveadm_mail_cmd_context *_ctx,
   if (ms == nullptr) {
     i_error(" Error initializing metadata module");
     delete ms;
+    _ctx->exit_code = -1;
     return -1;
   }
   if(rmb_cmds.remove_ceph_object_index() < 0){
       i_error(" Error overwriting ceph object index");
       delete ms;
+      _ctx->exit_code = -1;
       return -1;
   }
     
@@ -833,6 +836,7 @@ static int cmd_rmb_create_ceph_index_run(struct doveadm_mail_cmd_context *_ctx,
             if(rmb_cmds.append_ceph_object_index(mail_objects) < 0){
                 i_error(" Error overwriting ceph object index");
                 delete ms;
+                _ctx->exit_code = -1;
                 return -1;
             }
             mail_objects.clear();
@@ -848,11 +852,11 @@ static int cmd_rmb_create_ceph_index_run(struct doveadm_mail_cmd_context *_ctx,
         }
         i_info("found %d mails in namespace",mail_objects.size());
     }
-
-    i_info("index created");
-
     delete ms;
   }
+  i_info("index created");
+  _ctx->exit_code = ret;
+
   return ret;
 }
 static int iterate_list_objects(struct mail_namespace* ns, const struct mailbox_info *info, std::set<std::string> &object_list){