4 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index c128c2ed1..298ba3fa6 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -90,12 +90,11 @@ type transport interface {
 // that was most recently active is the first element in entries.
 type bucket struct{ entries []*Node }
 
-func newTable(t transport, ourID NodeID, ourAddr *net.UDPAddr, nodeDBPath string) *Table {
+func newTable(t transport, ourID NodeID, ourAddr *net.UDPAddr, nodeDBPath string) (*Table, error) {
 	// If no node database was given, use an in-memory one
 	db, err := newNodeDB(nodeDBPath, Version, ourID)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(logger.Warn).Infoln("Failed to open node database:", err)
-		db, _ = newNodeDB("", Version, ourID)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	tab := &Table{
 		net:        t,
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func newTable(t transport, ourID NodeID, ourAddr *net.UDPAddr, nodeDBPath string
 		tab.buckets[i] = new(bucket)
 	}
 	go tab.refreshLoop()
-	return tab
+	return tab, nil
 }
 
 // Self returns the local node.
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table_test.go b/p2p/discover/table_test.go
index 84962a1a5..13effaed6 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 func TestTable_pingReplace(t *testing.T) {
 	doit := func(newNodeIsResponding, lastInBucketIsResponding bool) {
 		transport := newPingRecorder()
-		tab := newTable(transport, NodeID{}, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
+		tab, _ := newTable(transport, NodeID{}, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
 		defer tab.Close()
 		pingSender := newNode(MustHexID("a502af0f59b2aab7746995408c79e9ca312d2793cc997e44fc55eda62f0150bbb8c59a6f9269ba3a081518b62699ee807c7c19c20125ddfccca872608af9e370"), net.IP{}, 99, 99)
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestTable_closest(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test := func(test *closeTest) bool {
 		// for any node table, Target and N
-		tab := newTable(nil, test.Self, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
+		tab, _ := newTable(nil, test.Self, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
 		defer tab.Close()
 		tab.stuff(test.All)
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestTable_ReadRandomNodesGetAll(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	test := func(buf []*Node) bool {
-		tab := newTable(nil, NodeID{}, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
+		tab, _ := newTable(nil, NodeID{}, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
 		defer tab.Close()
 		for i := 0; i < len(buf); i++ {
 			ld := cfg.Rand.Intn(len(tab.buckets))
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (*closeTest) Generate(rand *rand.Rand, size int) reflect.Value {
 
 func TestTable_Lookup(t *testing.T) {
 	self := nodeAtDistance(common.Hash{}, 0)
-	tab := newTable(lookupTestnet, self.ID, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
+	tab, _ := newTable(lookupTestnet, self.ID, &net.UDPAddr{}, "")
 	defer tab.Close()
 
 	// lookup on empty table returns no nodes
diff --git a/p2p/discover/udp.go b/p2p/discover/udp.go
index 20f69cf08..fc7fa737c 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/udp.go
@@ -200,12 +200,15 @@ func ListenUDP(priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, laddr string, natm nat.Interface, nodeDBP
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	tab, _ := newUDP(priv, conn, natm, nodeDBPath)
+	tab, _, err := newUDP(priv, conn, natm, nodeDBPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	glog.V(logger.Info).Infoln("Listening,", tab.self)
 	return tab, nil
 }
 
-func newUDP(priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, c conn, natm nat.Interface, nodeDBPath string) (*Table, *udp) {
+func newUDP(priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, c conn, natm nat.Interface, nodeDBPath string) (*Table, *udp, error) {
 	udp := &udp{
 		conn:       c,
 		priv:       priv,
@@ -225,10 +228,15 @@ func newUDP(priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, c conn, natm nat.Interface, nodeDBPath strin
 	}
 	// TODO: separate TCP port
 	udp.ourEndpoint = makeEndpoint(realaddr, uint16(realaddr.Port))
-	udp.Table = newTable(udp, PubkeyID(&priv.PublicKey), realaddr, nodeDBPath)
+	tab, err := newTable(udp, PubkeyID(&priv.PublicKey), realaddr, nodeDBPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	udp.Table = tab
+
 	go udp.loop()
 	go udp.readLoop()
-	return udp.Table, udp
+	return udp.Table, udp, nil
 }
 
 func (t *udp) close() {
diff --git a/p2p/discover/udp_test.go b/p2p/discover/udp_test.go
index 913199c26..944e73d6e 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/udp_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/udp_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func newUDPTest(t *testing.T) *udpTest {
 		remotekey:  newkey(),
 		remoteaddr: &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IP{1, 2, 3, 4}, Port: 30303},
 	}
-	test.table, test.udp = newUDP(test.localkey, test.pipe, nil, "")
+	test.table, test.udp, _ = newUDP(test.localkey, test.pipe, nil, "")
 	return test
 }