diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/journal.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/journal.h
index 04cf597b72..1736584db1 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/journal.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/journal.h
@@ -472,7 +472,12 @@ dns_journal_rollforward(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_db_t *db, const char *filename);
  *	'db' is a valid database which does not have a version
  *           open for writing.
  *      'filename' is the name of the journal file belonging to 'db'.
- * 
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *	DNS_R_NOJOURNAL when journal does not exist.
+ *	DNS_R_NOTFOUND when current serial in not in journal.
+ *	DNS_R_SUCCESS journal has been applied successfully to database.
+ *	others
  */
 
 dns_result_t dns_journal_print(isc_mem_t *mctx, const char *filename, FILE *file);
diff --git a/lib/dns/journal.c b/lib/dns/journal.c
index 116723a3ff..1b27a1080f 100644
--- a/lib/dns/journal.c
+++ b/lib/dns/journal.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ dns_journal_open(isc_mem_t *mctx, const char *filename, isc_boolean_t write,
 	if (! write && JOURNAL_EMPTY(&j->header)) {
 		isc_log_write(JOURNAL_COMMON_LOGARGS, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
 			      "journal file %s is empty", j->filename);
-		FAIL(DNS_R_NOTFOUND);
+		FAIL(DNS_R_NOJOURNAL);
 	}
 	
 	/*
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ dns_journal_rollforward(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_db_t *db, const char *filename) {
 	if (result == DNS_R_NOTFOUND) {
 		isc_log_write(JOURNAL_DEBUG_LOGARGS(3),
 			      "no journal file, but that's OK");
-		return (DNS_R_SUCCESS);
+		return (DNS_R_NOJOURNAL);
 	}
 	if (result != DNS_R_SUCCESS)
 		return (result);