diff --git a/src/Codeception/Step/TryTo.php b/src/Codeception/Step/TryTo.php
index 95505835f6..cca9eea2b2 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Step/TryTo.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Step/TryTo.php
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public static function getTemplate(Template $template): ?Template
         return $template
             ->place('doc', $conditionalDoc)
             ->place('action', 'tryTo' . ucfirst($action))
+            ->place('return', 'return ')
+            ->place('return_type', ': bool')
             ->place('step', 'TryTo');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/retries/tests/_support/Helper/Retry.php b/tests/data/retries/tests/_support/Helper/Retry.php
index fe97d4e662..fba78cf64f 100644
--- a/tests/data/retries/tests/_support/Helper/Retry.php
+++ b/tests/data/retries/tests/_support/Helper/Retry.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public function _before(\Codeception\TestInterface $test)
         $this->time = microtime(true);
     }
 
-    public function failAt($amount = 3)
+    public function failAt($amount = 3): void
     {
         if ($this->fails < $amount) {
             ++$this->fails;
diff --git a/tests/data/retries/tests/retry.suite.yml b/tests/data/retries/tests/retry.suite.yml
index 0253ef7d76..d0ae7dc981 100644
--- a/tests/data/retries/tests/retry.suite.yml
+++ b/tests/data/retries/tests/retry.suite.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ actor: RetryTester
 modules:
     enabled:
         - \Helper\Retry
+        - Asserts
 step_decorators:
     - Codeception\Step\Retry
     - Codeception\Step\TryTo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/retries/tests/retry/TryToCest.php b/tests/data/retries/tests/retry/TryToCest.php
index 458617d848..cceb5599b4 100644
--- a/tests/data/retries/tests/retry/TryToCest.php
+++ b/tests/data/retries/tests/retry/TryToCest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class TryToCest
     #[Group('ignore')]
     public function ignoreFailure(RetryTester $I)
     {
-        $I->tryToFailAt(1);
+        $result = $I->tryToFailAt(1);
+        $I->assertFalse($result, 'tryTo must return false on failure');
     }
 }