diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.cpp
index c554afd52d27cd534b4015eb2c5114ddd8955181..64dfbc7f546bfc887fd408e444ad2332b8a8aaa0 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace armarx::armem::articulated_object
         return obj;
     }
 
-    void
+    bool
     Reader::synchronize(ArticulatedObject& obj, const armem::Time& timestamp)
     {
         ARMARX_CHECK_NOT_EMPTY(obj.instance) << "An instance name must be provided!";
@@ -156,10 +156,11 @@ namespace armarx::armem::articulated_object
         if (not state) /* c++20 [[unlikely]] */
         {
             ARMARX_WARNING << "Could not synchronize object " << obj.instance;
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         obj.config = std::move(*state);
+        return true;
     }
 
     std::vector<robot::RobotDescription>
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.h
index 3108b17f9b7054a61290a4647d5d3965f17d2fbd..91a38432faba65f7fe4404986042d1c953c75f70 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/Reader.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace armarx::armem::articulated_object
         void registerPropertyDefinitions(armarx::PropertyDefinitionsPtr& def);
         void connect();
 
-        void synchronize(ArticulatedObject& obj, const armem::Time& timestamp) override;
+        bool synchronize(ArticulatedObject& obj, const armem::Time& timestamp) override;
 
         std::optional<ArticulatedObject> get(const std::string& name,
                                              const armem::Time& timestamp) override;
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/interfaces.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/interfaces.h
index a3061a553cb545605ce37febf9632d6c73d50cda..d7e74a9a02db0d58d4a24ef3f88658b3d13ca57a 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/interfaces.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_objects/client/articulated_object/interfaces.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace armarx::armem::articulated_object
     public:
         virtual ~ReaderInterface() = default;
 
-        virtual void synchronize(ArticulatedObject& obj, const armem::Time& timestamp) = 0;
+        virtual bool synchronize(ArticulatedObject& obj, const armem::Time& timestamp) = 0;
 
         virtual ArticulatedObject get(const ArticulatedObjectDescription& description, const armem::Time& timestamp, const std::string& instanceName) = 0;
         virtual std::optional<ArticulatedObject> get(const std::string& name, const armem::Time& timestamp) = 0;