diff --git a/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go b/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go
index 8e1bb86fec..b6c93907b1 100644
--- a/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go
+++ b/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ func (db *Database) DeleteRange(start, end []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if err := it.Error(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return batch.Write()
 }