diff --git a/bindings/python/native/example/poll.py b/bindings/python/native/example/poll.py
index c8dcf618..088882c2 100644
--- a/bindings/python/native/example/poll.py
+++ b/bindings/python/native/example/poll.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ telldus.tdInit()
 
 while True:
 	result = telldus.tdSensor()
-	if not result:
+	if not isinstance(result, tuple):
 		break
 	else:
 		protocol, model, sensorId, dataTypes = result
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ while True:
 		# Retrieve the values the sensor supports
 		if dataTypes & telldus.TELLSTICK_TEMPERATURE:
 			result = telldus.tdSensorValue(protocol, model, sensorId, telldus.TELLSTICK_TEMPERATURE)
-			if result:
+			if isinstance(result, tuple):
 				value, timestamp = result 
 				print "Temperature:\t%sC\t(%s)\n" % (value, str(timestamp))
 
 		if dataTypes & telldus.TELLSTICK_HUMIDITY:
 			result = telldus.tdSensorValue(protocol, model, sensorId, telldus.TELLSTICK_HUMIDITY)
-			if result:
+			if isinstance(result, tuple):
 				value, timestamp = result 
 				print "Humidity:\t%s\t(%s)\n" % (value, str(timestamp))
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/native/telldus.c b/bindings/python/native/telldus.c
index 060299da..5ffc530b 100644
--- a/bindings/python/native/telldus.c
+++ b/bindings/python/native/telldus.c
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@ estrdup(char *s)
 static PyObject *
 telldus_tdInit(PyObject *self)
 {
-	tdInit();
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	return PyLong_FromLong(tdInit());
 }
 
 static PyObject *
 telldus_tdClose(PyObject *self)
 {
-	tdClose();
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	return PyLong_FromLong(tdClose();)
+
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -573,8 +570,7 @@ telldus_tdSensor(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-		return Py_None;
+		return PyLong_FromLong(result);
 	}
 
 }
@@ -614,8 +610,7 @@ telldus_tdSensorValue(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-		return Py_None;
+		return PyLong_FromLong(result);
 	}
 }