coderbradlee
diff --git a/‎state/factory/workingset.go
+2-1 b/‎state/factory/workingset.go
+2-1
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ func (ws *workingSet) ValidateBlock(ctx context.Context, blk *block.Block) error
 	}
 	receipts, err := ws.process(ctx, blk.RunnableActions().Actions())
 	if err != nil {
-		log.L().Panic("Failed to update state.", zap.Uint64("height", ws.height), zap.Error(err))
+		log.L().Error("Failed to update state.", zap.Uint64("height", ws.height), zap.Error(err))
+		return err
 	}
 
 	digest, err := ws.digest()
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`@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ func (ws workingSet) ValidateBlock(ctx context.Context, blk block.Block) error`
`448`	`448`	`}`
`449`	`449`	`receipts, err := ws.process(ctx, blk.RunnableActions().Actions())`
`450`	`450`	`if err != nil {`
`451`		`- log.L().Panic("Failed to update state.", zap.Uint64("height", ws.height), zap.Error(err))`
	`451`	`+ log.L().Error("Failed to update state.", zap.Uint64("height", ws.height), zap.Error(err))`
	`452`	`+ return err`
`452`	`453`	`}`
`453`	`454`
`454`	`455`	`digest, err := ws.digest()`