diff --git a/src/imap.rs b/src/imap.rs
index 0092dd1ed..951909810 100644
--- a/src/imap.rs
+++ b/src/imap.rs
@@ -558,12 +558,7 @@ impl Imap {
             Some(ref mut session) => {
                 if let Ok(caps) = session.capabilities() {
                     if !context.sql.is_open() {
-                        warn!(
-                            context,
-                            0,
-                            "IMAP-LOGIN as {} ok but ABORTING",
-                            lp.mail_user,
-                        );
+                        warn!(context, 0, "IMAP-LOGIN as {} ok but ABORTING", lp.mail_user,);
                         teardown = true;
                     } else {
                         let can_idle = caps.has("IDLE");
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 4863d8ecd..da37d53a3 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl Sql {
     }
 
     pub fn table_exists(&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> bool {
-        self.with_conn(|conn| Ok(table_exists(conn, name)))
+        self.with_conn(|conn| table_exists(conn, name))
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
@@ -261,16 +261,14 @@ impl Sql {
     }
 }
 
-fn table_exists(conn: &Connection, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> bool {
+fn table_exists(conn: &Connection, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<bool> {
     let mut exists = false;
     conn.pragma(None, "table_info", &format!("{}", name.as_ref()), |_row| {
         // will only be executed if the info was found
         exists = true;
         Ok(())
-    })
-    .expect("bad sqlite state");
-
-    exists
+    })?;
+    Ok(exists)
 }
 
 fn open(
diff --git a/tests/stress.rs b/tests/stress.rs
index 88f6a26b9..1835737e9 100644
--- a/tests/stress.rs
+++ b/tests/stress.rs
@@ -998,6 +998,20 @@ fn test_chat() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_wrong_db() {
+    unsafe {
+        let mut ctx = dc_context_new(Some(cb), std::ptr::null_mut(), std::ptr::null_mut());
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let dbfile = dir.path().join("db.sqlite");
+        std::fs::write(&dbfile, b"123").unwrap();
+
+        let dbfile_c = CString::new(dbfile.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let res = dc_open(&mut ctx, dbfile_c.as_ptr(), std::ptr::null());
+        assert_eq!(res, 0);
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_arr_to_string() {
     let arr2: [uint32_t; 4] = [