diff --git a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
index a63787387..89b1363b6 100644
--- a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -410,8 +410,7 @@ static NSString *const kURLHostVerifyPrefix             = @"verify";
 
         OutboundCallInitiator *outboundCallInitiator = [Environment getCurrent].outboundCallInitiator;
         OWSAssert(outboundCallInitiator);
-        [outboundCallInitiator initiateCallWithHandle:phoneNumber];
-        return YES;
+        return [outboundCallInitiator initiateCallWithHandle:phoneNumber];
     } else if ([userActivity.activityType isEqualToString:@"INStartAudioCallIntent"]) {
 
         if (!SYSTEM_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO(10, 0)) {
@@ -455,8 +454,7 @@ static NSString *const kURLHostVerifyPrefix             = @"verify";
 
         OutboundCallInitiator *outboundCallInitiator = [Environment getCurrent].outboundCallInitiator;
         OWSAssert(outboundCallInitiator);
-        [outboundCallInitiator initiateCallWithHandle:phoneNumber];
-        return YES;
+        return [outboundCallInitiator initiateCallWithHandle:phoneNumber];
     } else {
         DDLogWarn(@"%@ called %s with userActivity: %@, but not yet supported.",
             self.tag,
diff --git a/Signal/src/call/OutboundCallInitiator.swift b/Signal/src/call/OutboundCallInitiator.swift
index a57a70066..dfa30fac9 100644
--- a/Signal/src/call/OutboundCallInitiator.swift
+++ b/Signal/src/call/OutboundCallInitiator.swift
@@ -23,33 +23,30 @@ import Foundation
     /**
      * |handle| is a user formatted phone number, e.g. from a system contacts entry
      */
-    public func initiateCall(handle: String) {
+    public func initiateCall(handle: String) -> Bool {
         Logger.info("\(TAG) in \(#function) with handle: \(handle)")
 
         guard let recipientId = PhoneNumber(fromUserSpecifiedText: handle)?.toE164() else {
             Logger.warn("\(TAG) unable to parse signalId from phone number: \(handle)")
-            return
+            return false
         }
 
-        initiateCall(recipientId: recipientId)
+        return initiateCall(recipientId: recipientId)
     }
 
     /**
      * |recipientId| is a e164 formatted phone number.
      */
-    public func initiateCall(recipientId: String) {
-        self.initiateWebRTCAudioCall(recipientId: recipientId)
-    }
-
-    private func initiateWebRTCAudioCall(recipientId: String) {
-        // Rather than an init-assigned dependency property, we access `callUIAdapter` via Environment 
+    public func initiateCall(recipientId: String) -> Bool {
+        // Rather than an init-assigned dependency property, we access `callUIAdapter` via Environment
         // because it can change after app launch due to user settings
         guard let callUIAdapter = Environment.getCurrent().callUIAdapter else {
             assertionFailure()
             Logger.error("\(TAG) can't initiate call because callUIAdapter is nil")
-            return
+            return false
         }
 
         callUIAdapter.startAndShowOutgoingCall(recipientId: recipientId)
+        return true
     }
 }