diff --git a/src/view/helpers/contextMethods.js b/src/view/helpers/contextMethods.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/view/helpers/contextMethods.js
+++ b/src/view/helpers/contextMethods.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function getBinding () {
 }
 
 function setBinding ( value ) {
-	this.ractive.set( this.getBindingPath(), value );
+	return this.ractive.set( this.getBindingPath(), value );
 }
 
 // deprecated getters
return promise when setting bound value from context helper