--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
@@ -576,17 +576,17 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::GetD
       if (transferInfo && mDatabase)
       {
         SetDBTransferInfo(transferInfo);
         mDatabase->SetSummaryValid(PR_FALSE);
       }
     }
     else if (folderOpen == NS_MSG_ERROR_FOLDER_SUMMARY_MISSING)
     {
-      msgDBService->CreateNewDB(this, getter_AddRefs(mDatabase));
+      rv = msgDBService->CreateNewDB(this, getter_AddRefs(mDatabase));
     }
 
     if (mDatabase)
     {
       if (mAddListener)
         mDatabase->AddListener(this);
 
       // if we have to regenerate the folder, run the parser url.