diff --git a/cmd/mbf/main.go b/cmd/mbf/main.go
index b8516baa..a667c3f4 100644
--- a/cmd/mbf/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mbf/main.go
@@ -59,14 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer stop()
 
 	var cm cache
-	defer func() {
-		cm.Close()
-
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			fmt.Println(r)
-			log.Fatal("consider scrubbing the on-disk cache")
-		}
-	}()
+	defer func() { cm.Close() }()
 
 	var (
 		flagQuiet bool