diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 1858f4758d..e6d8b5bffc 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) commitAndFlush(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool, noStorag
 
 	// The reader update must be performed as the final step, otherwise,
 	// the new state would not be visible before db.commit.
-	s.reader, _ = s.db.Reader(s.originalRoot)
+	s.reader, err = s.db.Reader(s.originalRoot)
 	return ret, err
 }