diff --git a/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp b/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp
index b0c55d5856e..d3f42419494 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp
@@ -1044,18 +1044,13 @@ Handle_pause(Handle *self)
 
 	try
 	{
-		if(device->device->pause(self->handle))
-		{
-			Py_RETURN_TRUE;
-		}
+		return PyBool_FromLong((long)device->device->pause(self->handle));
 	}
 	catch(AUD_Exception& e)
 	{
 		PyErr_SetString(AUDError, e.str);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
-	Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(M_aud_Handle_resume_doc,
@@ -1071,18 +1066,13 @@ Handle_resume(Handle *self)
 
 	try
 	{
-		if(device->device->resume(self->handle))
-		{
-			Py_RETURN_TRUE;
-		}
+		return PyBool_FromLong((long)device->device->resume(self->handle));
 	}
 	catch(AUD_Exception& e)
 	{
 		PyErr_SetString(AUDError, e.str);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
-	Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(M_aud_Handle_stop_doc,
@@ -1099,18 +1089,13 @@ Handle_stop(Handle *self)
 
 	try
 	{
-		if(device->device->stop(self->handle))
-		{
-			Py_RETURN_TRUE;
-		}
+		return PyBool_FromLong((long)device->device->stop(self->handle));
 	}
 	catch(AUD_Exception& e)
 	{
 		PyErr_SetString(AUDError, e.str);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
-	Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Handle_methods[] = {
@@ -1185,14 +1170,7 @@ Handle_get_keep(Handle *self, void* nothing)
 
 	try
 	{
-		if(device->device->getKeep(self->handle))
-		{
-			Py_RETURN_TRUE;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			Py_RETURN_FALSE;
-		}
+		return PyBool_FromLong((long)device->device->getKeep(self->handle));
 	}
 	catch(AUD_Exception& e)
 	{
@@ -1237,7 +1215,7 @@ Handle_get_status(Handle *self, void* nothing)
 
 	try
 	{
-		return Py_BuildValue("i", device->device->getStatus(self->handle));
+		return PyBool_FromLong((long)device->device->getStatus(self->handle));
 	}
 	catch(AUD_Exception& e)
 	{
@@ -1568,14 +1546,7 @@ Handle_get_relative(Handle *self, void* nothing)
 		AUD_I3DDevice* device = dynamic_cast<AUD_I3DDevice*>(dev->device);
 		if(device)
 		{
-			if(device->isRelative(self->handle))
-			{
-				Py_RETURN_TRUE;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				Py_RETURN_FALSE;
-			}
+			return PyBool_FromLong((long)device->isRelative(self->handle));
 		}
 		else
 		{