diff --git a/include/ircd/db/database/compaction_filter.h b/include/ircd/db/database/compaction_filter.h
index b8bcb2e23..2ba2a6f43 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/database/compaction_filter.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/database/compaction_filter.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ final
 	database *d;
 	db::compactor user;
 
-	const char *Name() const override;
-	bool IgnoreSnapshots() const override;
-	Decision FilterV2(const int level, const Slice &key, const ValueType v, const Slice &oldval, std::string *newval, std::string *skipuntil) const override;
+	const char *Name() const noexcept override;
+	bool IgnoreSnapshots() const noexcept override;
+	Decision FilterV2(const int level, const Slice &key, const ValueType v, const Slice &oldval, std::string *newval, std::string *skipuntil) const noexcept override;
 
 	compaction_filter(column *const &c, db::compactor);
 	~compaction_filter() noexcept override;
diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index ee9f141d4..faa7e577d 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -2409,8 +2409,10 @@ ircd::db::database::compaction_filter::FilterV2(const int level,
                                                 const Slice &oldval,
                                                 std::string *const newval,
                                                 std::string *const skip)
-const
+const noexcept
 {
+	const ctx::uninterruptible::nothrow ui;
+
 	#ifdef RB_DEBUG_DB_ENV
 	const auto typestr
 	{
@@ -2468,14 +2470,14 @@ const
 
 bool
 ircd::db::database::compaction_filter::IgnoreSnapshots()
-const
+const noexcept
 {
 	return false;
 }
 
 const char *
 ircd::db::database::compaction_filter::Name()
-const
+const noexcept
 {
 	assert(c);
 	return db::name(*c).c_str();