diff --git a/code/solr/SolrService.php b/code/solr/SolrService.php
index e9ed3c9..814c661 100644
--- a/code/solr/SolrService.php
+++ b/code/solr/SolrService.php
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Solr::include_client_api();
 
 class SolrService extends Apache_Solr_Service {
 
+	/**
+	 * @return Apache_Solr_Response
+	 */
 	protected function coreCommand($command, $core, $params=array()) {
 		$command = strtoupper($command);
 
@@ -13,22 +16,31 @@ class SolrService extends Apache_Solr_Service {
 		return $this->_sendRawGet($this->_constructUrl('admin/cores', $params));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
 	public function coreIsActive($core) {
 		$result = $this->coreCommand('STATUS', $core);
 		return isset($result->status->$core->uptime);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return Apache_Solr_Response
+	 */
 	public function coreCreate($core, $instancedir, $config=null, $schema=null, $datadir=null) {
 		$args = array('instanceDir' => $instancedir);
 		if ($config) $args['config'] = $config;
 		if ($schema) $args['schema'] = $schema;
 		if ($datadir) $args['dataDir'] = $datadir;
 
-		$this->coreCommand('CREATE', $core, $args);
+		return $this->coreCommand('CREATE', $core, $args);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return Apache_Solr_Response
+	 */
 	public function coreReload($core) {
-		$this->coreCommand('RELOAD', $core);
+		return $this->coreCommand('RELOAD', $core);
 	}
 
 	protected $_serviceCache = array();