return result in self.get_info()

base.py

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class ServiceManager:
         self.info = result
         if len(self.info) == 1:
             self.single_ins = list(self.info)[0]
+        return result
 
     #def get_cmdpats(self, groups):
     #    return self.cmdpats

nicosman.py

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class NicosManager(ServiceManager):
                     print('ambiguos package: %s' % ', '.join(instdir))
                 else:
                     env['NICOS_PACKAGE'] = basename(dirname(instdir[0]))
+        return self.info
 
     def do_create(self, ins, *args):
         if ins == 'check':