diff --git a/src/api2/tape/changer.rs b/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
index a50e8c15..f81341cc 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ pub async fn transfer(
 
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
         changer_config.transfer(from, to)?;
-        let _ = changer_config.status(false); // update status cache
         Ok(())
     }).await?
 }
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/drive.rs b/src/api2/tape/drive.rs
index 37428c4b..27af5d7d 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/drive.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/drive.rs
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@ pub fn load_media(
         move |worker, config| {
             task_log!(worker, "loading media '{}' into drive '{}'", label_text, drive);
             let (mut changer, _) = required_media_changer(&config, &drive)?;
-            changer.load_media(&label_text)?;
-
-            let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
-
-            Ok(())
+            changer.load_media(&label_text)
         },
     )?;
 
@@ -262,11 +258,7 @@ pub fn unload(
             task_log!(worker, "unloading media from drive '{}'", drive);
 
             let (mut changer, _) = required_media_changer(&config, &drive)?;
-            changer.unload_media(target_slot)?;
-
-            let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
-
-            Ok(())
+            changer.unload_media(target_slot)
         },
     )?;
 
@@ -424,7 +416,6 @@ pub fn eject_media(
         move |_worker, config| {
             if let Some((mut changer, _)) = media_changer(&config, &drive)? {
                 changer.unload_media(None)?;
-                let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
             } else {
                 let mut drive = open_drive(&config, &drive)?;
                 drive.eject_media()?;
@@ -867,8 +858,6 @@ pub fn update_inventory(
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
-
                 let mut drive = open_drive(&config, &drive)?;
                 match drive.read_label() {
                     Err(err) => {
@@ -887,7 +876,6 @@ pub fn update_inventory(
                     }
                 }
                 changer.unload_media(None)?;
-                let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
             }
             Ok(())
         },
diff --git a/src/tape/changer/mod.rs b/src/tape/changer/mod.rs
index af921728..469c1ff0 100644
--- a/src/tape/changer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/changer/mod.rs
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ pub trait ScsiMediaChange {
 
     fn status(&mut self, use_cache: bool) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error>;
 
-    fn load_slot(&mut self, from_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    fn load_slot(&mut self, from_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error>;
 
-    fn unload(&mut self, to_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    fn unload(&mut self, to_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error>;
 
-    fn transfer(&mut self, from_slot: u64, to_slot: u64) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    fn transfer(&mut self, from_slot: u64, to_slot: u64) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error>;
 }
 
 /// Interface to the media changer device for a single drive
@@ -431,31 +431,49 @@ impl ScsiMediaChange for ScsiTapeChanger {
         status
     }
 
-    fn load_slot(&mut self, from_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if USE_MTX {
+    fn load_slot(&mut self, from_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error> {
+        let result = if USE_MTX {
             mtx::mtx_load(&self.path, from_slot, drivenum)
         } else {
             let mut file = sg_pt_changer::open(&self.path)?;
             sg_pt_changer::load_slot(&mut file, from_slot, drivenum)
-        }
+        };
+
+        let status = self.status(false)?; // always update status
+
+        result?; // check load result
+
+        Ok(status)
     }
 
-    fn unload(&mut self, to_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if USE_MTX {
+    fn unload(&mut self, to_slot: u64, drivenum: u64) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error> {
+        let result = if USE_MTX {
             mtx::mtx_unload(&self.path, to_slot, drivenum)
         } else {
             let mut file = sg_pt_changer::open(&self.path)?;
             sg_pt_changer::unload(&mut file, to_slot, drivenum)
-        }
+        };
+
+        let status = self.status(false)?; // always update status
+
+        result?; // check unload result
+
+        Ok(status)
     }
 
-    fn transfer(&mut self, from_slot: u64, to_slot: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if USE_MTX {
+    fn transfer(&mut self, from_slot: u64, to_slot: u64) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error> {
+        let result = if USE_MTX {
             mtx::mtx_transfer(&self.path, from_slot, to_slot)
         } else {
             let mut file = sg_pt_changer::open(&self.path)?;
             sg_pt_changer::transfer_medium(&mut file, from_slot, to_slot)
-        }
+        };
+
+        let status = self.status(false)?; // always update status
+
+        result?; // check unload result
+
+        Ok(status)
     }
 }
 
@@ -539,19 +557,22 @@ impl MediaChange for MtxMediaChanger {
     }
 
     fn transfer_media(&mut self, from: u64, to: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.config.transfer(from, to)
+        self.config.transfer(from, to)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn load_media_from_slot(&mut self, slot: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.config.load_slot(slot, self.drive_number)
+        self.config.load_slot(slot, self.drive_number)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn unload_media(&mut self, target_slot: Option<u64>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if let Some(target_slot) = target_slot {
-            self.config.unload(target_slot, self.drive_number)
+            self.config.unload(target_slot, self.drive_number)?;
         } else {
             let status = self.status()?;
-            self.unload_to_free_slot(status)
+            self.unload_to_free_slot(status)?;
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 }