diff --git a/server/db/db.go b/server/db/db.go
index 6ef3663..12a42dc 100644
--- a/server/db/db.go
+++ b/server/db/db.go
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ func (db *DB) WithTx(cb func(*gorm.DB)) {
 	cb(tx)
 }
 
-func (db *DB) WithTxChunked(data []int64, cb func(*gorm.DB, []int64)) {
+type ChunkFunc func(*gorm.DB, []int64) error
+
+func (db *DB) WithTxChunked(data []int64, cb ChunkFunc) error {
 	// https://sqlite.org/limits.html
 	const size = 999
 	tx := db.Begin()
@@ -118,6 +120,9 @@ func (db *DB) WithTxChunked(data []int64, cb func(*gorm.DB, []int64)) {
 		if end > len(data) {
 			end = len(data)
 		}
-		cb(tx, data[i:end])
+		if err := cb(tx, data[i:end]); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/server/scanner/scanner.go b/server/scanner/scanner.go
index 2515b17..f0f24ad 100644
--- a/server/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/server/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"go.senan.xyz/gonic/server/scanner/tags"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrStatingItem = errors.New("stating item")
+	ErrReadingTags = errors.New("reading tags")
+)
+
 func durSince(t time.Time) time.Duration {
 	return time.Since(t).Truncate(10 * time.Microsecond)
 }
@@ -86,31 +91,43 @@ func New(musicPath string, db *db.DB) *Scanner {
 func (s *Scanner) cleanTracks() (int, error) {
 	var previous []int
 	var missing []int64
-	s.db.Model(&db.Track{}).Pluck("id", &previous)
+	err := s.db.
+		Model(&db.Track{}).
+		Pluck("id", &previous).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "plucking ids")
+	}
 	for _, prev := range previous {
 		if _, ok := s.seenTracks[prev]; !ok {
 			missing = append(missing, int64(prev))
 		}
 	}
-	s.db.WithTxChunked(missing, func(tx *gorm.DB, chunk []int64) {
-		tx.Where(chunk).Delete(&db.Track{})
+	err = s.db.WithTxChunked(missing, func(tx *gorm.DB, chunk []int64) error {
+		return tx.Where(chunk).Delete(&db.Track{}).Error
 	})
-	return len(missing), nil
+	return len(missing), err
 }
 
 func (s *Scanner) cleanFolders() (int, error) {
 	var previous []int
 	var missing []int64
-	s.db.Model(&db.Album{}).Pluck("id", &previous)
+	err := s.db.
+		Model(&db.Album{}).
+		Pluck("id", &previous).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "plucking ids")
+	}
 	for _, prev := range previous {
 		if _, ok := s.seenFolders[prev]; !ok {
 			missing = append(missing, int64(prev))
 		}
 	}
-	s.db.WithTxChunked(missing, func(tx *gorm.DB, chunk []int64) {
-		tx.Where(chunk).Delete(&db.Album{})
+	err = s.db.WithTxChunked(missing, func(tx *gorm.DB, chunk []int64) error {
+		return tx.Where(chunk).Delete(&db.Album{}).Error
 	})
-	return len(missing), nil
+	return len(missing), err
 }
 
 func (s *Scanner) cleanArtists() (int, error) {
@@ -153,6 +170,9 @@ func (s *Scanner) Start(opts ScanOptions) error {
 		PostChildrenCallback: s.callbackPost,
 		Unsorted:             true,
 		FollowSymbolicLinks:  true,
+		ErrorCallback: func(s string, err error) godirwalk.ErrorAction {
+			return
+		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "walking filesystem")