diff --git a/src/database/abstraction.rs b/src/database/abstraction.rs
index 91bcff9..bfd7614 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction.rs
@@ -473,18 +473,22 @@ impl Tree for PersyTree {
     }
 
     fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Box<[u8]>, Box<[u8]>)> + Send + Sync + 'a> {
-        let result = Box::new(
-            self.persy
-                .range::<ByteVec, ByteVec, _>(&self.name, ..)
-                .unwrap()
-                .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
+        let iter = self.persy.range::<ByteVec, ByteVec, _>(&self.name, ..);
+        match iter {
+            Ok(iter) => {
+                let result = Box::new(iter.filter_map(|(k, v)| {
                     v.into_iter()
                         .map(|val| (k.0.to_owned().into(), val.0.to_owned().into()))
                         .next()
-                }),
-        );
+                }));
 
-        self.write_cache.read().unwrap().iter(&self.name, result)
+                self.write_cache.read().unwrap().iter(&self.name, result)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("error iterating {:?}", e);
+                Box::new(std::iter::empty())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn iter_from<'a>(
@@ -492,30 +496,36 @@ impl Tree for PersyTree {
         from: &[u8],
         backwards: bool,
     ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Box<[u8]>, Box<[u8]>)> + 'a> {
-        let iter = if backwards {
+        let range = if backwards {
             self.persy
                 .range::<ByteVec, ByteVec, _>(&self.name, ..ByteVec(from.to_owned()))
-                .unwrap()
         } else {
             self.persy
                 .range::<ByteVec, ByteVec, _>(&self.name, ByteVec(from.to_owned())..)
-                .unwrap()
-        };
-        let map = iter.filter_map(|(k, v)| {
-            v.into_iter()
-                .map(|val| (k.0.to_owned().into(), val.0.to_owned().into()))
-                .next()
-        });
-        let result: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Box<[u8]>, Box<[u8]>)>> = if backwards {
-            Box::new(map.rev())
-        } else {
-            Box::new(map)
         };
-
-        self.write_cache
-            .read()
-            .unwrap()
-            .iter_from(&self.name, from, backwards, result)
+        match range {
+            Ok(iter) => {
+                let map = iter.filter_map(|(k, v)| {
+                    v.into_iter()
+                        .map(|val| (k.0.to_owned().into(), val.0.to_owned().into()))
+                        .next()
+                });
+                let result: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Box<[u8]>, Box<[u8]>)>> = if backwards {
+                    Box::new(map.rev())
+                } else {
+                    Box::new(map)
+                };
+
+                self.write_cache
+                    .read()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .iter_from(&self.name, from, backwards, result)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("error iterating with prefix {:?}", e);
+                Box::new(std::iter::empty())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn increment(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
@@ -530,23 +540,32 @@ impl Tree for PersyTree {
         prefix: Vec<u8>,
     ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Box<[u8]>, Box<[u8]>)> + Send + 'a> {
         let range_prefix = ByteVec(prefix.to_owned());
-        let owned_prefix = prefix.clone();
-        let result = Box::new(
-            self.persy
-                .range::<ByteVec, ByteVec, _>(&self.name, range_prefix..)
-                .unwrap()
-                .take_while(move |(k, _)| k.0.starts_with(&owned_prefix))
-                .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
-                    v.into_iter()
-                        .map(|val| (k.0.to_owned().into(), val.0.to_owned().into()))
-                        .next()
-                }),
-        );
-
-        self.write_cache
-            .read()
-            .unwrap()
-            .scan_prefix(&self.name, prefix, result)
+        let range = self
+            .persy
+            .range::<ByteVec, ByteVec, _>(&self.name, range_prefix..);
+
+        match range {
+            Ok(iter) => {
+                let owned_prefix = prefix.clone();
+                let result = Box::new(
+                    iter.take_while(move |(k, _)| k.0.starts_with(&owned_prefix))
+                        .filter_map(|(k, v)| {
+                            v.into_iter()
+                                .map(|val| (k.0.to_owned().into(), val.0.to_owned().into()))
+                                .next()
+                        }),
+                );
+
+                self.write_cache
+                    .read()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .scan_prefix(&self.name, prefix, result)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("error scanning prefix {:?}", e);
+                Box::new(std::iter::empty())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn watch_prefix<'a>(&'a self, prefix: &[u8]) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'a>> {