diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php
index d698b20d99..dc74f52602 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Direct{
 		$this->permission = umask();
 	}
 	function connect(){
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 	function setDefaultPermissions($perm){
 		$this->permission = $perm;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Direct{
 		return str_replace('\\','/',ABSPATH);
 	}
 	function get_base_dir($base = '.', $echo = false){
-		return find_base_dir($base, $echo);
+		return $this->find_base_dir($base, $echo);
 	}
 	function get_contents($file){
 		return @file_get_contents($file);
diff --git a/wp-admin/update.php b/wp-admin/update.php
index 6d9ba1830b..f10b5219ff 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function request_filesystem_credentials($form_post, $type = '', $error = false)
 		$type = get_filesystem_method();
 
 	if ( 'direct' == $type )
-		return array();
+		return true;
 		
 	if( ! $credentials = get_option('ftp_credentials') )
 		$credentials = array();