diff --git a/src/EventIndexPeg.js b/src/EventIndexPeg.js
index ff1b2099f2..a4ab1815c9 100644
--- a/src/EventIndexPeg.js
+++ b/src/EventIndexPeg.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class EventIndexPeg {
             await index.init();
         } catch (e) {
             console.log("EventIndex: Error initializing the event index", e);
+            return false;
         }
 
         console.log("EventIndex: Successfully initialized the event index");