diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index acd63020b..3506f460c 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -7407,7 +7407,12 @@ std::vector<std::string>
 ircd::db::column_names(const std::string &path,
                        const std::string &options)
 {
-	return column_names(path, db::options{options});
+	const rocksdb::DBOptions opts
+	{
+		db::options(options)
+	};
+
+	return column_names(path, opts);
 }
 
 /// Note that if there is no database found at path we still return a
diff --git a/modules/s_keys.cc b/modules/s_keys.cc
index c2e3090aa..3b60ac3f9 100644
--- a/modules/s_keys.cc
+++ b/modules/s_keys.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ ircd::m::verify(const m::keys &keys,
                 std::nothrow_t)
 noexcept try
 {
-	return verify(keys, std::nothrow);
+	verify(keys);
+	return true;
 }
 catch(const std::exception &e)
 {