diff --git a/netconf/rpc.go b/netconf/rpc.go
index 7d38995..508c35c 100644
--- a/netconf/rpc.go
+++ b/netconf/rpc.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type RPCReply struct {
 	XMLName  xml.Name   `xml:"rpc-reply"`
 	Errors   []RPCError `xml:"rpc-error,omitempty"`
 	Data     string     `xml:",innerxml"`
-	Ok       bool       `xml:",omitempty"`
+	Ok       RPCReplyOk `xml:"ok,omitempty"`
 	RawReply string     `xml:"-"`
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ func newRPCReply(rawXML []byte, ErrOnWarning bool) (*RPCReply, error) {
 	return reply, nil
 }
 
+type RPCReplyOk struct {
+	bool
+}
+
+func (c *RPCReplyOk) UnmarshalXML(d *xml.Decoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
+	var v string
+	d.DecodeElement(&v, &start)
+	*c = RPCReplyOk{true}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // RPCError defines an error reply to a RPC request
 type RPCError struct {
 	Type     string `xml:"error-type"`
diff --git a/netconf/rpc_test.go b/netconf/rpc_test.go
index 3c80905..b048f7d 100644
--- a/netconf/rpc_test.go
+++ b/netconf/rpc_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestUUIDChar(t *testing.T) {
 
 var RPCReplytests = []struct {
 	rawXML  string
-	replyOk bool
+	replyOk RPCReplyOk
 }{
 	{
 		`
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ var RPCReplytests = []struct {
 </commit-results>
 <ok/>
 </rpc-reply>`,
-		false,
+		RPCReplyOk{true},
 	},
 	{
 		`
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ configuration check-out failed: (missing mandatory statements)
 </rpc-error>
 </commit-results>
 </rpc-reply>`,
-		false,
+		RPCReplyOk{false},
 	},
 	{
 		`
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ configuration check-out failed: (missing mandatory statements)
 </commit-results>
 <ok/>
 </rpc-reply>`,
-		false,
+		RPCReplyOk{true},
 	},
 }
 
@@ -226,5 +226,8 @@ func TestNewRPCReply(t *testing.T) {
 		if reply.RawReply != tc.rawXML {
 			t.Errorf("newRPCReply(%q) did not set RawReply to input, got %q", tc.rawXML, reply.RawReply)
 		}
+		if reply.Ok != tc.replyOk {
+			t.Errorf("newRPCReply(%q).Ok == %v, want %v", tc.rawXML, reply.Ok, tc.replyOk)
+		}
 	}
 }