diff --git a/mopidy/handler.py b/mopidy/handler.py
index ddcc8655..052e916d 100644
--- a/mopidy/handler.py
+++ b/mopidy/handler.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class MpdHandler(object):
 
     @register(r'^update( "(?P<uri>[^"]+)")*$')
     def _update(self, uri=None, rescan_unmodified_files=False):
-        return u'updating_db: 0' # TODO
+        return {'updating_db': 0} # TODO
 
     @register(r'^urlhandlers$')
     def _urlhandlers(self):
diff --git a/tests/handlertest.py b/tests/handlertest.py
index 6589c120..4360dd2a 100644
--- a/tests/handlertest.py
+++ b/tests/handlertest.py
@@ -502,31 +502,23 @@ class MusicDatabaseHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_update_without_uri(self):
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'update')
-        (label, jobid) = result.split(':', 1)
-        self.assertEquals(u'updating_db', label)
-        self.assert_(jobid.strip().isdigit())
-        self.assert_(int(jobid) >= 0)
+        self.assert_('updating_db' in result)
+        self.assert_(result['updating_db'] >= 0)
 
     def test_update_with_uri(self):
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'update "file:///dev/urandom"')
-        (label, jobid) = result.split(':', 1)
-        self.assertEquals(u'updating_db', label)
-        self.assert_(jobid.strip().isdigit())
-        self.assert_(int(jobid) >= 0)
+        self.assert_('updating_db' in result)
+        self.assert_(result['updating_db'] >= 0)
 
     def test_rescan_without_uri(self):
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'rescan')
-        (label, jobid) = result.split(':', 1)
-        self.assertEquals(u'updating_db', label)
-        self.assert_(jobid.strip().isdigit())
-        self.assert_(int(jobid) >= 0)
+        self.assert_('updating_db' in result)
+        self.assert_(result['updating_db'] >= 0)
 
     def test_rescan_with_uri(self):
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'rescan "file:///dev/urandom"')
-        (label, jobid) = result.split(':', 1)
-        self.assertEquals(u'updating_db', label)
-        self.assert_(jobid.strip().isdigit())
-        self.assert_(int(jobid) >= 0)
+        self.assert_('updating_db' in result)
+        self.assert_(result['updating_db'] >= 0)
 
 
 class StickersHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):