diff --git a/javascript/AssetAdmin.js b/javascript/AssetAdmin.js
index 253fc876..0a28abbe 100755
--- a/javascript/AssetAdmin.js
+++ b/javascript/AssetAdmin.js
@@ -333,15 +333,9 @@ FilesystemSyncClass.prototype = {
 	
 	onclick : function() {
 		statusMessage('Looking for new files');
-        var options = {
-            method: 'get',
+        new Ajax.Request('dev/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask', {
             onSuccess: function(t) {
-                eval(t.responseText);
-            }
-        };
-        new Ajax.Request('dev/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask',{
-            onSuccess: function(t) {
-                statusMessage("I have finished looking for files", "good");
+                statusMessage(t.responseText, "good");
             },
             onFailure: function(t) {
                 errorMessage("There was an error looking for new files");
diff --git a/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask.php b/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask.php
index fde17ac2..74e2e483 100644
--- a/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask.php
+++ b/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask.php
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ class FilesystemSyncTask extends BuildTask {
 		SilverStripe, for example, if an author uploads files via FTP.";
 	
 	function run($request) {
-		Filesystem::sync();
+		echo Filesystem::sync();
 	}
 }
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