diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 9ae718beb6..d7d08e0909 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -259,7 +259,10 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 	if db == nil {
 		db = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 	}
-	statedb, _ := state.New(common.Hash{}, state.NewDatabase(db), nil)
+	statedb, err := state.New(common.Hash{}, state.NewDatabase(db), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	for addr, account := range g.Alloc {
 		statedb.AddBalance(addr, account.Balance)
 		statedb.SetCode(addr, account.Code)