diff --git a/ng-app/src/App.svelte b/ng-app/src/App.svelte
index a4ae8a9..ebd63c6 100644
--- a/ng-app/src/App.svelte
+++ b/ng-app/src/App.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
   // this line is needed to have the SDK working when compiling for a single file bundle (pnpm filebuild)
-  // import * as api from "ng-sdk-js";
+  import * as api from "ng-sdk-js";
   import { push, default as Router } from "svelte-spa-router";
   import { onMount, tick, onDestroy } from "svelte";
   import {
diff --git a/ngone/src/main.rs b/ngone/src/main.rs
index 7651633..524435b 100644
--- a/ngone/src/main.rs
+++ b/ngone/src/main.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,12 @@ async fn main() {
     log_debug!("data directory: {}", dir.to_str().unwrap());
     fs::create_dir_all(dir.clone()).unwrap();
     let store = LmdbKCVStore::open(&dir, key);
-
-    let server = Arc::new(Server { store });
+    if store.is_err() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let server = Arc::new(Server {
+        store: store.unwrap(),
+    });
 
     // let (wallet_key, wallet_id) = generate_keypair();
     // let content = BootstrapContentV0 { servers: vec![] };
diff --git a/p2p-broker/src/broker_store/account.rs b/p2p-broker/src/broker_store/account.rs
index f24d24d..aa40791 100644
--- a/p2p-broker/src/broker_store/account.rs
+++ b/p2p-broker/src/broker_store/account.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ mod test {
         let key: [u8; 32] = [0; 32];
         fs::create_dir_all(root.path()).unwrap();
         println!("{}", root.path().to_str().unwrap());
-        let mut store = LmdbKCVStore::open(root.path(), key);
+        let mut store = LmdbKCVStore::open(root.path(), key).unwrap();
 
         let user_id = PubKey::Ed25519PubKey([1; 32]);
 
diff --git a/p2p-broker/src/server_storage.rs b/p2p-broker/src/server_storage.rs
index c56c359..721a332 100644
--- a/p2p-broker/src/server_storage.rs
+++ b/p2p-broker/src/server_storage.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl LmdbServerStorage {
         wallet_path.push("wallet");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(wallet_path.clone()).unwrap();
         //TODO redo the whole key passing mechanism in RKV so it uses zeroize all the way
-        let wallet_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&wallet_path, master_key.slice().clone());
+        let wallet_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&wallet_path, master_key.slice().clone())?;
         let wallet = Wallet::open(&wallet_storage);
 
         // create/open the ACCOUNTS storage
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ impl LmdbServerStorage {
         if admin_invite.is_some() && !accounts_path.exists() && !wallet.exists_accounts_key() {
             accounts_key = wallet.create_accounts_key()?;
             std::fs::create_dir_all(accounts_path.clone()).unwrap();
-            let accounts_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&accounts_path, accounts_key.slice().clone());
+            let accounts_storage =
+                LmdbKCVStore::open(&accounts_path, accounts_key.slice().clone())?;
             let symkey = SymKey::random();
             let invite_code = InvitationCode::Admin(symkey.clone());
             let _ = Invitation::create(
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ impl LmdbServerStorage {
         }
         std::fs::create_dir_all(accounts_path.clone()).unwrap();
         //TODO redo the whole key passing mechanism in RKV so it uses zeroize all the way
-        let accounts_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&accounts_path, accounts_key.slice().clone());
+        let accounts_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&accounts_path, accounts_key.slice().clone())?;
 
         // create/open the PEERS storage
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ impl LmdbServerStorage {
         peers_path.push("peers");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(peers_path.clone()).unwrap();
         //TODO redo the whole key passing mechanism in RKV so it uses zeroize all the way
-        let peers_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&peers_path, peers_key.slice().clone());
+        let peers_storage = LmdbKCVStore::open(&peers_path, peers_key.slice().clone())?;
 
         Ok(LmdbServerStorage {
             wallet_storage,
diff --git a/stores-lmdb/src/kcv_store.rs b/stores-lmdb/src/kcv_store.rs
index 601a855..ca6b18c 100644
--- a/stores-lmdb/src/kcv_store.rs
+++ b/stores-lmdb/src/kcv_store.rs
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ impl LmdbKCVStore {
 
     /// Opens the store and returns a KCVStore object that should be kept and used to manipulate the properties
     /// The key is the encryption key for the data at rest.
-    pub fn open<'a>(path: &Path, key: [u8; 32]) -> LmdbKCVStore {
+    pub fn open<'a>(path: &Path, key: [u8; 32]) -> Result<LmdbKCVStore, StorageError> {
         let mut manager = Manager::<LmdbEnvironment>::singleton().write().unwrap();
         let shared_rkv = manager
             .get_or_create(path, |path| {
@@ -458,12 +458,17 @@ impl LmdbKCVStore {
 
         log_info!("created env with LMDB Version: {}", env.version());
 
-        let main_store = env.open_multi("main", StoreOptions::create()).unwrap();
+        let main_store = env
+            .open_multi("main", StoreOptions::create())
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                log_debug!("open_multi failed {}", e);
+                StorageError::BackendError
+            })?;
 
-        LmdbKCVStore {
+        Ok(LmdbKCVStore {
             environment: shared_rkv.clone(),
             main_store,
             path: path.to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
-        }
+        })
     }
 }