diff --git a/include/hashmap.h b/include/hashmap.h
index e1b99d3b..c6e6ba17 100644
--- a/include/hashmap.h
+++ b/include/hashmap.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ typedef struct HashMapEntry *HashMap[HASHMAP_NB_BUCKETS];
  * @param map The HashMap to add the element to
  * @param key The key with which the element will be stored and retrieved
  * @param element The element to add
- * @return True if a collision occurred (for statistics)
+ * @return A pointer to the pointer to the element.
  */
-bool hash_AddElement(HashMap map, char const *key, void *element);
+void **hash_AddElement(HashMap map, char const *key, void *element);
 
 /**
  * Replaces an element with an already-present key in a hashmap.
diff --git a/src/hashmap.c b/src/hashmap.c
index 02f64d4e..a038c4e0 100644
--- a/src/hashmap.c
+++ b/src/hashmap.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static HashType hash(char const *str)
 	return hash;
 }
 
-bool hash_AddElement(HashMap map, char const *key, void *element)
+void **hash_AddElement(HashMap map, char const *key, void *element)
 {
 	HashType hashedKey = hash(key);
 	HalfHashType index = hashedKey;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool hash_AddElement(HashMap map, char const *key, void *element)
 	newEntry->next = map[index];
 	map[index] = newEntry;
 
-	return newEntry->next != NULL;
+	return &newEntry->content;
 }
 
 bool hash_ReplaceElement(HashMap const map, char const *key, void *element)