diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index da3dad227..b2ddbced0 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -1640,7 +1640,13 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_blocked_cnt(context: *mut dc_context_t) -> libc:
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
 
-    block_on(async move { Contact::get_all_blocked(&ctx).await.len() as libc::c_int })
+    block_on(async move {
+        Contact::get_all_blocked(&ctx)
+            .await
+            .log_err(&ctx, "Can't get blocked count")
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .len() as libc::c_int
+    })
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -1655,7 +1661,10 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_blocked_contacts(
 
     block_on(async move {
         Box::into_raw(Box::new(dc_array_t::from(
-            Contact::get_all_blocked(&ctx).await,
+            Contact::get_all_blocked(&ctx)
+                .await
+                .log_err(&ctx, "Can't get blocked contacts")
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
         )))
     })
 }
diff --git a/examples/repl/cmdline.rs b/examples/repl/cmdline.rs
index 5cf1a9a89..b3fcb2b93 100644
--- a/examples/repl/cmdline.rs
+++ b/examples/repl/cmdline.rs
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
             Contact::unblock(&context, contact_id).await;
         }
         "listblocked" => {
-            let contacts = Contact::get_all_blocked(&context).await;
+            let contacts = Contact::get_all_blocked(&context).await?;
             log_contactlist(&context, &contacts).await;
             println!("{} blocked contacts.", contacts.len());
         }
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index c39aa3b55..875927290 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ impl Contact {
     }
 
     /// Get blocked contacts.
-    pub async fn get_all_blocked(context: &Context) -> Vec<u32> {
-        context
+    pub async fn get_all_blocked(context: &Context) -> Result<Vec<u32>> {
+        let ret = context
             .sql
             .query_map(
                 "SELECT id FROM contacts WHERE id>? AND blocked!=0 ORDER BY LOWER(iif(name='',authname,name)||addr),id;",
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ impl Contact {
                         .map_err(Into::into)
                 },
             )
-            .await
-            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .await?;
+        Ok(ret)
     }
 
     /// Returns a textual summary of the encryption state for the contact.