diff --git a/doc/news/_preparation_next_release.md b/doc/news/_preparation_next_release.md
index e0d4e76cc19..787dca4b0da 100644
--- a/doc/news/_preparation_next_release.md
+++ b/doc/news/_preparation_next_release.md
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ Many problems were resolved with the following fixes:
   being configurable. *(Thomas Wahringer)*
 - Disable Markdown Shell Recorder test `validation.md` for ASAN builds.
   It leaks memory and thus fails the test during spec mount. *(Lukas Winkler)*
+- The [`tcl`](http://libelektra.org/plugins/tcl) plugin does not fail anymore, if its configuration file does not exist and you trie to
+  retrieve the plugin contract. *(René Schwaiger)*
 
 ## Outlook
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/tcl/tcl.cpp b/src/plugins/tcl/tcl.cpp
index 7c7eb59ed35..3e30d7b685e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tcl/tcl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tcl/tcl.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int elektraTclGet (Plugin *, KeySet * returned, Key * parentKey)
 #include "readme_tcl.c"
 				     keyNew ("system/elektra/modules/tcl/infos/version", KEY_VALUE, PLUGINVERSION, KEY_END), KS_END));
 		ksDel (n);
+		return ELEKTRA_PLUGIN_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 	/* get all keys */