diff --git a/lbry/schema/claim.py b/lbry/schema/claim.py
index 6a81ff133..2c3c84dcd 100644
--- a/lbry/schema/claim.py
+++ b/lbry/schema/claim.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ class BaseClaim:
         for key, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
+        return self
+
     @property
     def title(self) -> str:
         return self.claim.message.title
@@ -267,6 +269,8 @@ class Stream(BaseClaim):
 
         super().update(**kwargs)
 
+        return self
+
     @property
     def author(self) -> str:
         return self.message.author