diff --git a/pyrax/cf_wrapper/container.py b/pyrax/cf_wrapper/container.py
index cb057546..494e172e 100644
--- a/pyrax/cf_wrapper/container.py
+++ b/pyrax/cf_wrapper/container.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def delete_all_objects(self, async=False):
             errors - a list of any errors returned by the bulk delete call
         """
         nms = self.get_object_names(full_listing=True)
-        self.client.bulk_delete(self, nms, async=False)
+        return self.client.bulk_delete(self, nms, async=async)
 
 
     def remove_from_cache(self, obj):