3 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/core/state/managed_state_test.go b/core/state/managed_state_test.go
index 58e77d842..0b53a42c5 100644
--- a/core/state/managed_state_test.go
+++ b/core/state/managed_state_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var addr = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))
 
 func create() (*ManagedState, *account) {
 	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	statedb := New(common.Hash{}, db)
+	statedb, _ := New(common.Hash{}, db)
 	ms := ManageState(statedb)
 	so := &StateObject{address: addr, nonce: 100}
 	ms.StateDB.stateObjects[addr.Str()] = so
diff --git a/core/state/state_test.go b/core/state/state_test.go
index b5a7f4081..08fbc47fa 100644
--- a/core/state/state_test.go
+++ b/core/state/state_test.go
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ func (s *StateSuite) TestDump(c *checker.C) {
 
 func (s *StateSuite) SetUpTest(c *checker.C) {
 	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	s.state = New(common.Hash{}, db)
+	s.state, _ = New(common.Hash{}, db)
 }
 
 func TestNull(t *testing.T) {
 	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	state := New(common.Hash{}, db)
+	state, _ := New(common.Hash{}, db)
 
 	address := common.HexToAddress("0x823140710bf13990e4500136726d8b55")
 	state.CreateAccount(address)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (s *StateSuite) TestSnapshot(c *checker.C) {
 // printing/logging in tests (-check.vv does not work)
 func TestSnapshot2(t *testing.T) {
 	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	state := New(common.Hash{}, db)
+	state, _ := New(common.Hash{}, db)
 
 	stateobjaddr0 := toAddr([]byte("so0"))
 	stateobjaddr1 := toAddr([]byte("so1"))
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index ad673aecb..a9de71409 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ type StateDB struct {
 }
 
 // Create a new state from a given trie
-func New(root common.Hash, db ethdb.Database) *StateDB {
+func New(root common.Hash, db ethdb.Database) (*StateDB, error) {
 	tr, err := trie.NewSecure(root, db)
 	if err != nil {
-		// TODO: bubble this up
-		tr, _ = trie.NewSecure(common.Hash{}, db)
 		glog.Errorf("can't create state trie with root %x: %v", root[:], err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &StateDB{
 		db:           db,
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func New(root common.Hash, db ethdb.Database) *StateDB {
 		stateObjects: make(map[string]*StateObject),
 		refund:       new(big.Int),
 		logs:         make(map[common.Hash]vm.Logs),
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (self *StateDB) StartRecord(thash, bhash common.Hash, ti int) {
@@ -297,7 +296,8 @@ func (self *StateDB) CreateAccount(addr common.Address) vm.Account {
 //
 
 func (self *StateDB) Copy() *StateDB {
-	state := New(common.Hash{}, self.db)
+	// ignore error - we assume state-to-be-copied always exists
+	state, _ := New(common.Hash{}, self.db)
 	state.trie = self.trie
 	for k, stateObject := range self.stateObjects {
 		state.stateObjects[k] = stateObject.Copy()