diff --git a/lib/blockstore/level.js b/lib/blockstore/level.js
index 42764c62..eee7bb2a 100644
--- a/lib/blockstore/level.js
+++ b/lib/blockstore/level.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class LevelBlockStore extends AbstractBlockStore {
    */
 
   async write(hash, data) {
-    this.db.put(layout.b.encode(hash), data);
+    return this.db.put(layout.b.encode(hash), data);
   }
 
   /**