diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2a5be54..9e324bd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ require (
 replace golang.org/x/crypto => github.com/ProtonMail/crypto v0.0.0-20200420072808-71bec3603bf3
 
 replace github.com/gdamore/tcell => git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/tcell v0.0.0-20190807054800-3fdb6bc01a50
+
+replace github.com/zenhack/go.notmuch => github.com/brunnre8/go.notmuch v0.0.0-20201126061756-caa2daf7093c
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cefdaac..134b35b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/tcell v0.0.0-20190807054800-3fdb6bc01a50/go.mod h1:Hjvr+Ofd+
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.3.3/go.mod h1:f/Ixk793poVmq4qj/V1dPUg2JEAKC73Q5eFN3EC/SaM=
 github.com/ProtonMail/crypto v0.0.0-20200420072808-71bec3603bf3 h1:JW27/kGLQzeM1Fxg5YQhdkTEAU7HIAHMgSag35zVTnY=
 github.com/ProtonMail/crypto v0.0.0-20200420072808-71bec3603bf3/go.mod h1:Pxr7w4gA2ikI4sWyYwEffm+oew1WAJHzG1SiDpQMkrI=
+github.com/brunnre8/go.notmuch v0.0.0-20201126061756-caa2daf7093c h1:dh58QrW3/S/aCnQPFoeRRE9zMauKooDFd5zh1dLtxXs=
+github.com/brunnre8/go.notmuch v0.0.0-20201126061756-caa2daf7093c/go.mod h1:zJtFvR3NinVdmBiLyB4MyXKmqyVfZEb2cK97ISfTgV8=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.10 h1:Xv3/hZlzZeTSMk5upBEt3iFdxWaPS3xYIm+BBySIqlY=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.10/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964 h1:y5HC9v93H5EPKqaS1UYVg1uYah5Xf51mBfIoWehClUQ=
@@ -97,8 +99,6 @@ github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v0.0.0-20190710185942-9d28bd7c0945/go.mod h1:s
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
-github.com/zenhack/go.notmuch v0.0.0-20190821052706-5a1961965cfb h1:eZBIw4TilXSAEYcWKf51bERhwH431YwntDYus0Bgxh0=
-github.com/zenhack/go.notmuch v0.0.0-20190821052706-5a1961965cfb/go.mod h1:zJtFvR3NinVdmBiLyB4MyXKmqyVfZEb2cK97ISfTgV8=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190523035834-f03afa92d3ff/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190108225652-1e06a53dbb7e/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
diff --git a/worker/notmuch/lib/database.go b/worker/notmuch/lib/database.go
index ea6af93..683ace5 100644
--- a/worker/notmuch/lib/database.go
+++ b/worker/notmuch/lib/database.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func (db *DB) withConnection(writable bool, cb func(*notmuch.DB) error) error {
 		}
 		err := db.connect(writable)
 		if err != nil {
+			db.logger.Printf("failed to open the notmuch db: %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}