diff --git a/gpgmymail b/gpgmymail
index 1e48c92..908cb61 100755
--- a/gpgmymail
+++ b/gpgmymail
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ def encrypt(
     :param unconditionally_encrypt: if True, will encrypt no matter what. If
     False (default), will NOT encrypt if any of the following conditions are
     met:
-    - The message is already encrypted"""
+    - The message is already encrypted
+
+    :return: The encrypted email as a string"""
     
     # some mail clients like Thunderbird don't like twice-encrypted emails,
     # so we return the message as-is if it's already encrypted