diff --git a/lib/bcoin/lowlevelup.js b/lib/bcoin/lowlevelup.js
index c8247340..08e7e598 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/lowlevelup.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/lowlevelup.js
@@ -278,10 +278,19 @@ LowlevelUp.prototype.each = function each(options, handler, callback) {
 
   iter = this.iterator(opt);
 
-  (function next(stop) {
-    if (stop === true)
+  (function next(err, key) {
+    if (err && typeof err !== 'boolean') {
+      return iter.end(function() {
+        callback(err);
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (err === false)
       return iter.end(callback);
 
+    if (err === true)
+      iter.seek(key);
+
     iter.next(function(err, key, value) {
       if (err) {
         return iter.end(function() {
@@ -292,7 +301,13 @@ LowlevelUp.prototype.each = function each(options, handler, callback) {
       if (key === undefined)
         return iter.end(callback);
 
-      handler(key, value, next, i++);
+      try {
+        handler(key, value, next, i++);
+      } catch (e) {
+        return iter.end(function() {
+          callback(e);
+        });
+      }
     });
   })();
 };