diff --git a/lib/blockchain/chain.js b/lib/blockchain/chain.js
index 7e943a0b5..d0b9cd450 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain/chain.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain/chain.js
@@ -1006,11 +1006,8 @@ class Chain extends AsyncEmitter {
       const ns = await view.getNameState(this.db, nameHash);
 
       if (ns.isNull()) {
-        if (!covenant.isClaim() && !covenant.isOpen()) {
-          const error = new CriticalError('Database inconsistency.');
-          this.emit('abort', error);
-          throw error;
-        }
+        if (!covenant.isClaim() && !covenant.isOpen())
+          throw new Error('Database inconsistency.');
 
         const name = covenant.get(2);
         ns.set(name, height);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 67d826066..02d18d81e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "hsd",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "hsd",
-      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "version": "6.1.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bcfg": "~0.2.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c79e0ab0..4132cd1b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hsd",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.1.1",
   "description": "Cryptocurrency bike-shed",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "git://github.com/handshake-org/hsd.git",