check for error when checking if key exists in database

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/pypaste/__init__.py b/pypaste/__init__.py
index d0991c2..36ca927 100644
--- a/pypaste/__init__.py
+++ b/pypaste/__init__.py
@@ -111,8 +111,13 @@ class App:
         except KeyError:
             return web.HTTPBadRequest(text="provide a key to fetch")
 
-        if not await self.database.exists(key):
-            log_info(f"paste {key} was not found, returning 404")
+        try:
+            exists = self.database.exists(key)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log_error(f"failed to check if key exists in database: {e}")
+            return web.HTTPBadRequest()
+
+        if not exists:
             return web.HTTPNotFound()
 
         req = self.bucket.get(key)