diff --git a/interface/lib/classes/remote.d/mail.inc.php b/interface/lib/classes/remote.d/mail.inc.php
index 25bc1e8f3f64441f9700f14497fab5137a39d3d9..0a1f890b968742df8dd3874a66bc3393c79d59c9 100644
--- a/interface/lib/classes/remote.d/mail.inc.php
+++ b/interface/lib/classes/remote.d/mail.inc.php
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ class remoting_mail extends remoting {
 		if (!isset($params['gid'])) $params['gid'] = -1;
 		if (!isset($params['maildir_format'])) $params['maildir_format'] = 'maildir';
 
-		$affected_rows = $this->insertQuery('../mail/form/mail_user.tform.php', $client_id, $params);
-		return $affected_rows;
+		$mailuser_id = $this->insertQuery('../mail/form/mail_user.tform.php', $client_id, $params);
+		return $mailuser_id;
 	}
 
 	//* Update mail user
diff --git a/remoting_client/examples/mail_user_add.php b/remoting_client/examples/mail_user_add.php
index 3b7d240eccea9805b43526959ed5298ed025cc86..26d942066b7dbb38ec2cd940b8cb521841284b34 100644
--- a/remoting_client/examples/mail_user_add.php
+++ b/remoting_client/examples/mail_user_add.php
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ try {
 		'disablesmtp' => 'n'
 	);
 
-	$affected_rows = $client->mail_user_add($session_id, $client_id, $params);
+	$mailuser_id = $client->mail_user_add($session_id, $client_id, $params);
 
-	echo "New user: ".$affected_rows."<br>";
+	echo "New user: ".$mailuser_id."<br>";
 
 	if($client->logout($session_id)) {
 		echo 'Logged out.<br />';