1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
index 267be4e3..55e546e1 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
@@ -191,14 +191,19 @@ sub mm {
          };
  }
  
-sub search ($;$) {
-        my ($self, $over_only) = @_;
+sub search ($;$$) {
+        my ($self, $over_only, $ctx) = @_;
          my $srch = $self->{search} ||= eval {
                  _cleanup_later($self);
                  require PublicInbox::Search;
                  PublicInbox::Search->new($self);
          };
-        ($over_only || eval { $srch->xdb }) ? $srch : undef;
+        ($over_only || eval { $srch->xdb }) ? $srch : do {
+                $ctx and $ctx->{env}->{'psgi.errors'}->print(<<EOF);
+`$self->{name}' search went away unexpectedly
+EOF
+                undef;
+        };
  }
  
  sub over ($) {