diff --git a/scripts/new_ios_sim.sh b/scripts/new_ios_sim.sh
index 4f3b78d4..db938398 100755
--- a/scripts/new_ios_sim.sh
+++ b/scripts/new_ios_sim.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-ID=$(xcrun simctl create test-iphone com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-14-Pro com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-16-1 2>/dev/null)
+RUNTIME=$(xcrun simctl runtime list -j | jq '.[].runtimeIdentifier' -r | head -1)
+ID=$(xcrun simctl create test-iphone com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-14-Pro $RUNTIME 2>/dev/null)
 xcrun simctl boot $ID
 xcrun simctl bootstatus $ID
 echo Simulator ID is $ID
diff --git a/setup_macos.sh b/setup_macos.sh
index f5045efd..cdbbc342 100755
--- a/setup_macos.sh
+++ b/setup_macos.sh
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@ if [ "$BREW_USER" == "" ]; then
         BREW_USER=`whoami`
     fi
 fi
-sudo -H -u $BREW_USER brew install capnp cmake wabt llvm protobuf openjdk@11
+sudo -H -u $BREW_USER brew install capnp cmake wabt llvm protobuf openjdk@11 jq
 sudo gem install cocoapods
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs b/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs
index 83add352..6bce23a4 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/core_context.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl ServicesContext {
         trace!("init protected store");
         let protected_store = ProtectedStore::new(self.config.clone());
         if let Err(e) = protected_store.init().await {
+            error!("failed to init protected store: {}", e);
             self.shutdown().await;
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ impl ServicesContext {
         trace!("init table store");
         let table_store = TableStore::new(self.config.clone());
         if let Err(e) = table_store.init().await {
+            error!("failed to init table store: {}", e);
             self.shutdown().await;
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ impl ServicesContext {
             protected_store.clone(),
         );
         if let Err(e) = crypto.init().await {
+            error!("failed to init crypto: {}", e);
             self.shutdown().await;
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ impl ServicesContext {
         trace!("init block store");
         let block_store = BlockStore::new(self.config.clone());
         if let Err(e) = block_store.init().await {
+            error!("failed to init block store: {}", e);
             self.shutdown().await;
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ impl ServicesContext {
             self.block_store.clone().unwrap(),
         );
         if let Err(e) = storage_manager.init().await {
+            error!("failed to init storage manager: {}", e);
             self.shutdown().await;
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ impl ServicesContext {
             crypto,
         );
         if let Err(e) = attachment_manager.init(update_callback).await {
+            error!("failed to init attachment manager: {}", e);
             self.shutdown().await;
             return Err(e);
         }
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/intf/native/table_store.rs b/veilid-core/src/intf/native/table_store.rs
index a2868cce..5200c12f 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/intf/native/table_store.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/intf/native/table_store.rs
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ impl TableStore {
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn terminate(&self) {
-        assert!(
-            self.inner.lock().opened.is_empty(),
-            "all open databases should have been closed"
-        );
+        let inner = self.inner.lock();
+        if !inner.opened.is_empty() {
+            panic!(
+                "all open databases should have been closed: {:?}",
+                inner.opened
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn on_table_db_drop(&self, table: String) {
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/intf/table_db.rs b/veilid-core/src/intf/table_db.rs
index 0070b537..05ebdf8b 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/intf/table_db.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/intf/table_db.rs
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ impl TableDB {
     }
 
     /// Get the total number of columns in the TableDB
-    pub fn get_column_count(&self) -> EyreResult<u32> {
+    pub fn get_column_count(&self) -> VeilidAPIResult<u32> {
         let db = &self.unlocked_inner.database;
-        db.num_columns().wrap_err("failed to get column count: {}")
+        db.num_columns().map_err(VeilidAPIError::from)
     }
 
     /// Get the list of keys in a column of the TableDB
-    pub async fn get_keys(&self, col: u32) -> EyreResult<Vec<Box<[u8]>>> {
+    pub async fn get_keys(&self, col: u32) -> VeilidAPIResult<Vec<Box<[u8]>>> {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
         let mut out: Vec<Box<[u8]>> = Vec::new();
         db.iter(col, None, |kv| {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl TableDB {
             Ok(Option::<()>::None)
         })
         .await
-        .wrap_err("failed to get keys for column")?;
+        .map_err(VeilidAPIError::from)?;
         Ok(out)
     }
 
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ impl TableDB {
     }
 
     /// Store a key with a value in a column in the TableDB. Performs a single transaction immediately.
-    pub async fn store(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<()> {
+    pub async fn store(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<()> {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
         let mut dbt = db.transaction();
         dbt.put(col, key, value);
-        db.write(dbt).await.wrap_err("failed to store key")
+        db.write(dbt).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::generic)
     }
 
     /// Store a key in rkyv format with a value in a column in the TableDB. Performs a single transaction immediately.
-    pub async fn store_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> EyreResult<()>
+    pub async fn store_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> VeilidAPIResult<()>
     where
         T: RkyvSerialize<DefaultVeilidRkyvSerializer>,
     {
@@ -97,30 +97,30 @@ impl TableDB {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
         let mut dbt = db.transaction();
         dbt.put(col, key, v.as_slice());
-        db.write(dbt).await.wrap_err("failed to store key")
+        db.write(dbt).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::generic)
     }
 
     /// Store a key in json format with a value in a column in the TableDB. Performs a single transaction immediately.
-    pub async fn store_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> EyreResult<()>
+    pub async fn store_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> VeilidAPIResult<()>
     where
         T: serde::Serialize,
     {
-        let v = serde_json::to_vec(value)?;
+        let v = serde_json::to_vec(value).map_err(VeilidAPIError::internal)?;
 
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
         let mut dbt = db.transaction();
         dbt.put(col, key, v.as_slice());
-        db.write(dbt).await.wrap_err("failed to store key")
+        db.write(dbt).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::generic)
     }
 
     /// Read a key from a column in the TableDB immediately.
-    pub async fn load(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
+    pub async fn load(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
-        db.get(col, key).await.wrap_err("failed to get key")
+        db.get(col, key).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::from)
     }
 
     /// Read an rkyv key from a column in the TableDB immediately
-    pub async fn load_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<Option<T>>
+    pub async fn load_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<Option<T>>
     where
         T: RkyvArchive,
         <T as RkyvArchive>::Archived:
@@ -128,33 +128,33 @@ impl TableDB {
         <T as RkyvArchive>::Archived: RkyvDeserialize<T, VeilidSharedDeserializeMap>,
     {
         let out = match self.load(col, key).await? {
-            Some(v) => from_rkyv(v)?,
+            Some(v) => Some(from_rkyv(v)?),
             None => None,
         };
         Ok(out)
     }
 
     /// Read an serde-json key from a column in the TableDB immediately
-    pub async fn load_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<Option<T>>
+    pub async fn load_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<Option<T>>
     where
         T: for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,
     {
         let out = match self.load(col, key).await? {
-            Some(v) => serde_json::from_slice(&v)?,
+            Some(v) => Some(serde_json::from_slice(&v).map_err(VeilidAPIError::internal)?),
             None => None,
         };
         Ok(out)
     }
 
     /// Delete key with from a column in the TableDB
-    pub async fn delete(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
+    pub async fn delete(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
-        let old_value = db.delete(col, key).await.wrap_err("failed to delete key")?;
+        let old_value = db.delete(col, key).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::from)?;
         Ok(old_value)
     }
 
     /// Delete rkyv key with from a column in the TableDB
-    pub async fn delete_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<Option<T>>
+    pub async fn delete_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<Option<T>>
     where
         T: RkyvArchive,
         <T as RkyvArchive>::Archived:
@@ -162,21 +162,21 @@ impl TableDB {
         <T as RkyvArchive>::Archived: RkyvDeserialize<T, VeilidSharedDeserializeMap>,
     {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
-        let old_value = match db.delete(col, key).await.wrap_err("failed to delete key")? {
-            Some(v) => from_rkyv(v)?,
+        let old_value = match db.delete(col, key).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::from)? {
+            Some(v) => Some(from_rkyv(v)?),
             None => None,
         };
         Ok(old_value)
     }
 
     /// Delete serde-json key with from a column in the TableDB
-    pub async fn delete_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> EyreResult<Option<T>>
+    pub async fn delete_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8]) -> VeilidAPIResult<Option<T>>
     where
         T: for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,
     {
         let db = self.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
-        let old_value = match db.delete(col, key).await.wrap_err("failed to delete key")? {
-            Some(v) => serde_json::from_slice(&v)?,
+        let old_value = match db.delete(col, key).await.map_err(VeilidAPIError::from)? {
+            Some(v) => Some(serde_json::from_slice(&v).map_err(VeilidAPIError::internal)?),
             None => None,
         };
         Ok(old_value)
@@ -219,18 +219,18 @@ impl TableDBTransaction {
     }
 
     /// Commit the transaction. Performs all actions atomically.
-    pub async fn commit(self) -> EyreResult<()> {
+    pub async fn commit(self) -> VeilidAPIResult<()> {
         let dbt = {
             let mut inner = self.inner.lock();
             inner
                 .dbt
                 .take()
-                .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("transaction already completed"))?
+                .ok_or_else(|| VeilidAPIError::generic("transaction already completed"))?
         };
         let db = self.db.unlocked_inner.database.clone();
         db.write(dbt)
             .await
-            .wrap_err("commit failed, transaction lost")
+            .map_err(|e| VeilidAPIError::generic(format!("commit failed, transaction lost: {}", e)))
     }
 
     /// Rollback the transaction. Does nothing to the TableDB.
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ impl TableDBTransaction {
     }
 
     /// Store a key in rkyv format with a value in a column in the TableDB
-    pub fn store_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> EyreResult<()>
+    pub fn store_rkyv<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> VeilidAPIResult<()>
     where
         T: RkyvSerialize<DefaultVeilidRkyvSerializer>,
     {
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@ impl TableDBTransaction {
     }
 
     /// Store a key in rkyv format with a value in a column in the TableDB
-    pub fn store_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> EyreResult<()>
+    pub fn store_json<T>(&self, col: u32, key: &[u8], value: &T) -> VeilidAPIResult<()>
     where
         T: serde::Serialize,
     {
-        let v = serde_json::to_vec(value)?;
+        let v = serde_json::to_vec(value).map_err(VeilidAPIError::internal)?;
         let mut inner = self.inner.lock();
         inner.dbt.as_mut().unwrap().put(col, key, v.as_slice());
         Ok(())
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/table_store.rs b/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/table_store.rs
index 3d8cd513..6828b3bf 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/table_store.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/table_store.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::intf::table_db::TableDBInner;
+use crate::intf::table_db::TableDBUnlockedInner;
 pub use crate::intf::table_db::{TableDB, TableDBTransaction};
 use keyvaluedb_web::*;
 
 struct TableStoreInner {
-    opened: BTreeMap<String, Weak<Mutex<TableDBInner>>>,
+    opened: BTreeMap<String, Weak<TableDBUnlockedInner>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl TableStore {
                 };
             }
         }
-        let db = Database::open(table_name.clone(), column_count)
+        let db = Database::open(table_name.clone(), column_count, false)
             .await
             .wrap_err("failed to open tabledb")?;
         trace!(
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/bucket_entry.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/bucket_entry.rs
index e6a992ff..46206d0c 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/bucket_entry.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/bucket_entry.rs
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ impl BucketEntryInner {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_our_node_info_ts(&mut self, routing_domain: RoutingDomain, seen_ts: Timestamp) {
+    pub fn set_seen_our_node_info_ts(&mut self, routing_domain: RoutingDomain, seen_ts: Timestamp) {
         match routing_domain {
             RoutingDomain::LocalNetwork => {
                 self.local_network.last_seen_our_node_info_ts = seen_ts;
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/debug.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/debug.rs
index 36bd83d0..f329a4b4 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/debug.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/debug.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ impl RoutingTable {
                                     .latency
                                     .as_ref()
                                     .map(|l| {
-                                        format!("{:.2}ms", timestamp_to_secs(l.average.as_u64()))
+                                        format!(
+                                            "{:.2}ms",
+                                            timestamp_to_secs(l.average.as_u64()) * 1000.0
+                                        )
                                     })
                                     .unwrap_or_else(|| "???.??ms".to_string())
                             })
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/mod.rs
index 8bd93aeb..04e21ee5 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/mod.rs
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ impl RoutingTable {
         let dbx = tdb.transact();
         if let Err(e) = dbx.store_rkyv(0, b"serialized_bucket_map", &serialized_bucket_map) {
             dbx.rollback();
-            return Err(e);
+            return Err(e.into());
         }
         if let Err(e) = dbx.store_rkyv(0, b"all_entry_bytes", &all_entry_bytes) {
             dbx.rollback();
-            return Err(e);
+            return Err(e.into());
         }
         dbx.commit().await?;
         Ok(())
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/node_ref.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/node_ref.rs
index 09dd0070..1f637801 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/node_ref.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/node_ref.rs
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ pub trait NodeRefBase: Sized {
     ) -> bool {
         self.operate(|_rti, e| e.has_seen_our_node_info_ts(routing_domain, our_node_info_ts))
     }
-    fn set_our_node_info_ts(&self, routing_domain: RoutingDomain, seen_ts: Timestamp) {
-        self.operate_mut(|_rti, e| e.set_our_node_info_ts(routing_domain, seen_ts));
+    fn set_seen_our_node_info_ts(&self, routing_domain: RoutingDomain, seen_ts: Timestamp) {
+        self.operate_mut(|_rti, e| e.set_seen_our_node_info_ts(routing_domain, seen_ts));
     }
     fn network_class(&self, routing_domain: RoutingDomain) -> Option<NetworkClass> {
         self.operate(|_rt, e| e.node_info(routing_domain).map(|n| n.network_class()))
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs
index aa08c08f..409f2a0c 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs
@@ -557,11 +557,18 @@ impl RoutingTableInner {
                     .map(|nr| nr.same_bucket_entry(&entry))
                     .unwrap_or(false);
                 if e.needs_ping(cur_ts, is_our_relay) {
+                    debug!("needs_ping: {}", e.best_node_id());
                     return true;
                 }
                 // If we need a ping because this node hasn't seen our latest node info, then do it
                 if let Some(own_node_info_ts) = own_node_info_ts {
                     if !e.has_seen_our_node_info_ts(routing_domain, own_node_info_ts) {
+                        //xxx remove this when we fix
+                        debug!(
+                            "!has_seen_our_node_info_ts: {} own_node_info_ts={}",
+                            e.best_node_id(),
+                            own_node_info_ts
+                        );
                         return true;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs
index 663f54b2..c526c77f 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs
@@ -1350,7 +1350,8 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
                 // Update the 'seen our node info' timestamp to determine if this node needs a
                 // 'node info update' ping
                 if let Some(sender_nr) = &opt_sender_nr {
-                    sender_nr.set_our_node_info_ts(routing_domain, operation.target_node_info_ts());
+                    sender_nr
+                        .set_seen_our_node_info_ts(routing_domain, operation.target_node_info_ts());
                 }
 
                 // Make the RPC message
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/storage_manager_inner.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/storage_manager_inner.rs
index 068b3075..133f631d 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/storage_manager_inner.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/storage_manager_inner.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,15 @@ impl StorageManagerInner {
 
     async fn load_metadata(&mut self) -> EyreResult<()> {
         if let Some(metadata_db) = &self.metadata_db {
-            self.offline_subkey_writes = metadata_db.load_rkyv(0, b"offline_subkey_writes").await?.unwrap_or_default();
+            self.offline_subkey_writes = match metadata_db.load_rkyv(0, b"offline_subkey_writes").await {
+                Ok(v) => v.unwrap_or_default(),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    if let Err(e) = metadata_db.delete(0,b"offline_subkey_writes").await {
+                        debug!("offline_subkey_writes format changed, clearing: {}", e);
+                    }
+                    Default::default()
+                }
+            }
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_table_store.rs b/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_table_store.rs
index 1a487bc0..7118fb27 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_table_store.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_table_store.rs
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ pub async fn test_store_delete_load(ts: TableStore) {
     );
     assert_eq!(db.load(2, b"baz").await.unwrap(), Some(b"QWERTY".to_vec()));
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        db.delete(1, b"bar").await.unwrap(),
-        Some(b"QWERTYUIOP".to_vec())
-    );
+    assert_eq!(db.delete(1, b"bar").await.unwrap(), Some(b"FNORD".to_vec()));
     assert_eq!(db.delete(1, b"bar").await.unwrap(), None);
     assert!(
         db.delete(4, b"bar").await.is_err(),
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/error.rs b/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/error.rs
index 6978cb87..778b4830 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/error.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/error.rs
@@ -221,3 +221,36 @@ impl VeilidAPIError {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub type VeilidAPIResult<T> = Result<T, VeilidAPIError>;
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for VeilidAPIError {
+    fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        match e.kind() {
+            std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut => VeilidAPIError::timeout(),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionRefused => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::HostUnreachable => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NetworkUnreachable => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotConnected => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NetworkDown => VeilidAPIError::no_connection(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::ReadOnlyFilesystem => VeilidAPIError::internal(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotSeekable => VeilidAPIError::internal(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::FilesystemQuotaExceeded => VeilidAPIError::internal(e.to_string()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "io_error_more")]
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Deadlock => VeilidAPIError::internal(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Unsupported => VeilidAPIError::internal(e.to_string()),
+            std::io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory => VeilidAPIError::internal(e.to_string()),
+            _ => VeilidAPIError::generic(e.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/veilid_rkyv.rs b/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/veilid_rkyv.rs
index e7658c95..cff3c7f8 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/veilid_rkyv.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/veilid_api/serialize_helpers/veilid_rkyv.rs
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ impl<E: Debug + fmt::Display> std::error::Error for VeilidRkyvError<E> {}
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-pub fn to_rkyv<T>(value: &T) -> EyreResult<Vec<u8>>
+pub fn to_rkyv<T>(value: &T) -> VeilidAPIResult<Vec<u8>>
 where
     T: RkyvSerialize<DefaultVeilidRkyvSerializer>,
 {
     let mut serializer = DefaultVeilidRkyvSerializer::default();
     serializer
         .serialize_value(value)
-        .wrap_err("failed to serialize object")?;
+        .map_err(|e| VeilidAPIError::generic(format!("failed to serialize object: {}", e)))?;
     Ok(serializer
         .into_inner()
         .into_serializer()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ where
         .to_vec())
 }
 
-pub fn from_rkyv<T>(bytes: Vec<u8>) -> EyreResult<T>
+pub fn from_rkyv<T>(bytes: Vec<u8>) -> VeilidAPIResult<T>
 where
     T: RkyvArchive,
     <T as RkyvArchive>::Archived:
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ where
     <T as RkyvArchive>::Archived: RkyvDeserialize<T, VeilidSharedDeserializeMap>,
 {
     rkyv::check_archived_root::<T>(&bytes)
-        .map_err(|e| eyre!("checkbytes failed: {}", e))?
+        .map_err(|e| VeilidAPIError::generic(format!("checkbytes failed: {}", e)))?
         .deserialize(&mut VeilidSharedDeserializeMap::default())
-        .map_err(|e| eyre!("failed to deserialize: {}", e))
+        .map_err(|e| VeilidAPIError::generic(format!("failed to deserialize: {}", e)))
 }
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
index c1a60126..dad885d8 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 73d2f470b1d889e27fcfda1d6e6efec66f98af3f
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.11.3
+COCOAPODS: 1.12.1
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/rust/src/dart_ffi.rs b/veilid-flutter/rust/src/dart_ffi.rs
index bc1502aa..d18d0e30 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/rust/src/dart_ffi.rs
+++ b/veilid-flutter/rust/src/dart_ffi.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ lazy_static! {
         Mutex::new(BTreeMap::new());
 }
 
-async fn get_veilid_api() -> Result<veilid_core::VeilidAPI, veilid_core::VeilidAPIError> {
+async fn get_veilid_api() -> veilid_core::VeilidAPIResult<veilid_core::VeilidAPI> {
     let api_lock = VEILID_API.lock().await;
     api_lock
         .as_ref()
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async fn get_veilid_api() -> Result<veilid_core::VeilidAPI, veilid_core::VeilidA
         .ok_or(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::NotInitialized)
 }
 
-async fn take_veilid_api() -> Result<veilid_core::VeilidAPI, veilid_core::VeilidAPIError> {
+async fn take_veilid_api() -> veilid_core::VeilidAPIResult<veilid_core::VeilidAPI> {
     let mut api_lock = VEILID_API.lock().await;
     api_lock
         .take()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async fn take_veilid_api() -> Result<veilid_core::VeilidAPI, veilid_core::Veilid
 define_string_destructor!(free_string);
 
 // Utility types for async API results
-type APIResult<T> = Result<T, veilid_core::VeilidAPIError>;
+type APIResult<T> = veilid_core::VeilidAPIResult<T>;
 const APIRESULT_VOID: APIResult<()> = APIResult::Ok(());
 
 // Parse target
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn table_db_get_keys(port: i64, id: u32, col: u32) {
             table_db.clone()
         };
 
-        let keys = table_db.get_keys(col).await.map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        let keys = table_db.get_keys(col).await?;
         let out: Vec<String> = keys.into_iter().map(|k| BASE64URL_NOPAD.encode(&k)).collect();
         APIResult::Ok(out)
     });
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn table_db_transaction_commit(port: i64, id: u32) {
             tdbt.clone()
         };
         
-        tdbt.commit().await.map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        tdbt.commit().await?;
         APIRESULT_VOID
     });
 }
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn table_db_store(port: i64, id: u32, col: u32, key: FfiStr, valu
             table_db.clone()
         };
         
-        table_db.store(col, &key, &value).await.map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        table_db.store(col, &key, &value).await?;
         APIRESULT_VOID
     });
 }
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn table_db_load(port: i64, id: u32, col: u32, key: FfiStr) {
             table_db.clone()
         };
         
-        let out = table_db.load(col, &key).await.map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        let out = table_db.load(col, &key).await?;
         let out = out.map(|x| data_encoding::BASE64URL_NOPAD.encode(&x));
         APIResult::Ok(out)
     });
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn table_db_delete(port: i64, id: u32, col: u32, key: FfiStr) {
             table_db.clone()
         };
         
-        let out = table_db.delete(col, &key).await.map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        let out = table_db.delete(col, &key).await?;
         let out = out.map(|x| data_encoding::BASE64URL_NOPAD.encode(&x));
         APIResult::Ok(out)
     });
diff --git a/veilid-wasm/src/lib.rs b/veilid-wasm/src/lib.rs
index ef1e6fa3..a43f7ce5 100644
--- a/veilid-wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/veilid-wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -719,19 +719,21 @@ pub fn table_db_get_column_count(id: u32) -> u32 {
 #[wasm_bindgen()]
 pub fn table_db_get_keys(id: u32, col: u32) -> Promise {
     wrap_api_future_json(async move {
-        let table_dbs = (*TABLE_DBS).borrow();
-        let Some(table_db) = table_dbs.get(&id) else {
-            return None;
-        };
-        let Ok(keys) = table_db.clone().get_keys(col) else {
-            return None;
+        let table_db = {
+            let table_dbs = (*TABLE_DBS).borrow();
+            let Some(table_db) = table_dbs.get(&id) else {
+                return APIResult::Err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::invalid_argument("table_db_store", "id", id));
+            };
+            table_db.clone()
         };
+
+        let keys = table_db.clone().get_keys(col).await?;
         let out: Vec<String> = keys
             .into_iter()
             .map(|k| data_encoding::BASE64URL_NOPAD.encode(&k))
             .collect();
-        APIResult::Ok(Some(out))
-    });
+        APIResult::Ok(out)
+    })
 }
 
 fn add_table_db_transaction(tdbt: veilid_core::TableDBTransaction) -> u32 {
@@ -775,9 +777,7 @@ pub fn table_db_transaction_commit(id: u32) -> Promise {
             tdbt.clone()
         };
 
-        tdbt.commit()
-            .await
-            .map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        tdbt.commit().await?;
         APIRESULT_UNDEFINED
     })
 }
@@ -856,10 +856,7 @@ pub fn table_db_store(id: u32, col: u32, key: String, value: String) -> Promise
             table_db.clone()
         };
 
-        table_db
-            .store(col, &key, &value)
-            .await
-            .map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        table_db.store(col, &key, &value).await?;
         APIRESULT_UNDEFINED
     })
 }
@@ -878,9 +875,7 @@ pub fn table_db_load(id: u32, col: u32, key: String) -> Promise {
             table_db.clone()
         };
 
-        let out = table_db
-            .load(col, &key)
-            .map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        let out = table_db.load(col, &key).await?;
         let out = out.map(|x| data_encoding::BASE64URL_NOPAD.encode(&x));
         APIResult::Ok(out)
     })
@@ -900,10 +895,7 @@ pub fn table_db_delete(id: u32, col: u32, key: String) -> Promise {
             table_db.clone()
         };
 
-        let out = table_db
-            .delete(col, &key)
-            .await
-            .map_err(veilid_core::VeilidAPIError::generic)?;
+        let out = table_db.delete(col, &key).await?;
         let out = out.map(|x| data_encoding::BASE64URL_NOPAD.encode(&x));
         APIResult::Ok(out)
     })