diff --git a/src/client/libdistren.c b/src/client/libdistren.c
--- a/src/client/libdistren.c
+++ b/src/client/libdistren.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ int distren_init(distren_t *handle)
  */
 int distren_submit_file(distren_t handle, distren_job_t *job, const char *filename)
 {
+  return 1;
 }
 
 /**