diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e035410..12e80ac 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ fn main() {
     let db;
     // Load a Database:
     {
+        // Load all the index contained in the folder, and fail if anyone of
+        // those is corrupted / incompatible.
         info_time!("Loading database index");
 
-        db = DataBase::load(&datasets).unwrap();
+        db = DataBase::load(&datasets)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Error while loading indices: {}", e));
     }
 
     rest_api::run(
diff --git a/src/rest_api/actions.rs b/src/rest_api/actions.rs
index ff51cc5..a10de2e 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/actions.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/actions.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ pub fn health() -> HttpResponse {
 
 fn query((parameters, state): (Json<Query>, Data<RwLock<SharedState>>)) -> HandlerResult {
     trace!("POST '{:?}'", parameters);
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
     let query = parameters.query();
 
     if query.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/rest_api/core.rs b/src/rest_api/core.rs
index 62bdc16..d15c259 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/core.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/core.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ fn put(path: Path<String>) -> HandlerResult {
 fn get((core, state): (Path<String>, Data<RwLock<SharedState>>)) -> HandlerResult {
     trace!("GET '{:?}'", core);
     let core = core.to_string();
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
 
     match context.db().core(&core) {
         Ok(core) => ok_200(&Core::from(core)),
diff --git a/src/rest_api/cores.rs b/src/rest_api/cores.rs
index e9b9476..87666c0 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/cores.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/cores.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use super::SharedState;
 
 fn post((parameters, state): (Json<Filters>, Data<RwLock<SharedState>>)) -> HandlerResult {
     trace!("POST '{:?}'", parameters);
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
     let db = context.db();
 
     match parameters.space(db) {
diff --git a/src/rest_api/mod.rs b/src/rest_api/mod.rs
index c1740a7..e5116cb 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/mod.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pub fn run(host: &str, port: u16, state: Data<RwLock<SharedState>>) {
     // Create & run the server.
     match HttpServer::new(move || get_app!(state))
         .bind(format!("{}:{}", host, port))
-        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to bind to `{}:{}`: {}", host, port, e))
         .run()
     {
         Ok(_) => info!("Server Stopped!"),
diff --git a/src/rest_api/space.rs b/src/rest_api/space.rs
index eb78868..9aaae7a 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/space.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/space.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ fn put(path: Path<String>) -> HandlerResult {
 fn get((path, state): (Path<String>, Data<RwLock<SharedState>>)) -> HandlerResult {
     trace!("GET '{:?}'", path);
     let name = path.to_string();
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
 
     match context.db().space(&name) {
         Ok(space) => {
diff --git a/src/rest_api/spaces.rs b/src/rest_api/spaces.rs
index e097c1f..3fc20e6 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/spaces.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/spaces.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use super::SharedState;
 
 fn post((parameters, state): (Json<Filters>, Data<RwLock<SharedState>>)) -> HandlerResult {
     trace!("POST '{:?}'", parameters);
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
     let db = context.db();
 
     match parameters.space(db) {
diff --git a/src/rest_api/spatial_object.rs b/src/rest_api/spatial_object.rs
index c616c34..2ab7225 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/spatial_object.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/spatial_object.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ fn get((path, state): (Path<(String, String)>, Data<RwLock<SharedState>>)) -> Ha
     let (core, id) = path.into_inner();
     let core = core;
     let id = id;
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
     let db = context.db();
 
     // FIXME: Should we allow setting the resolution/threshold_volume?
diff --git a/src/rest_api/spatial_objects.rs b/src/rest_api/spatial_objects.rs
index 2433629..1f7734a 100644
--- a/src/rest_api/spatial_objects.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api/spatial_objects.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ fn post(
 ) -> HandlerResult {
     trace!("POST '{:?}', {:?}", parameters, core_id);
     let core_id = core_id.to_string();
-    let context = state.read().unwrap();
+    let context = state
+        .read()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Can't acquire read lock of the database: {}", e));
     let db = context.db();
 
     match db.core(&core_id) {