1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c_src/permdbtest.c b/c_src/permdbtest.c
index 0d3bab7..7fb17b7 100644
--- a/c_src/permdbtest.c
+++ b/c_src/permdbtest.c
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         permdb_object *state = permdb_alloc(store);
 
+        if (state == NULL) {
+                errx(1, "permdb object creation failed\n");
+        }
+
         printf("generating test data\n");
         void *testdata = gentestdata(nentries);
         printf("inserting test data\n");