diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Atomics.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Atomics.java
index 42fb48902ea..b7fde4621f3 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Atomics.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/Atomics.java
@@ -27,47 +27,51 @@ public class Atomics
     {
     }
 
-    public static void updateMin(AtomicLong currentMin, long newValue)
+    public static boolean updateMin(AtomicLong currentMin, long newValue)
     {
         long oldValue = currentMin.get();
         while (newValue < oldValue)
         {
             if (currentMin.compareAndSet(oldValue, newValue))
-                break;
+                return true;
             oldValue = currentMin.get();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    public static void updateMax(AtomicLong currentMax, long newValue)
+    public static boolean updateMax(AtomicLong currentMax, long newValue)
     {
         long oldValue = currentMax.get();
         while (newValue > oldValue)
         {
             if (currentMax.compareAndSet(oldValue, newValue))
-                break;
+                return true;
             oldValue = currentMax.get();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    public static void updateMin(AtomicInteger currentMin, int newValue)
+    public static boolean updateMin(AtomicInteger currentMin, int newValue)
     {
         int oldValue = currentMin.get();
         while (newValue < oldValue)
         {
             if (currentMin.compareAndSet(oldValue, newValue))
-                break;
+                return true;
             oldValue = currentMin.get();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    public static void updateMax(AtomicInteger currentMax, int newValue)
+    public static boolean updateMax(AtomicInteger currentMax, int newValue)
     {
         int oldValue = currentMax.get();
         while (newValue > oldValue)
         {
             if (currentMax.compareAndSet(oldValue, newValue))
-                break;
+                return true;
             oldValue = currentMax.get();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 }