diff --git a/plugins/bkpr/recorder.c b/plugins/bkpr/recorder.c
index 82c3498c4a70..4b5170f61d99 100644
--- a/plugins/bkpr/recorder.c
+++ b/plugins/bkpr/recorder.c
@@ -175,7 +175,14 @@ bool find_txo_chain(const tal_t *ctx,
 	bool is_complete = true;
 	const char *start_acct_name;
 
-	assert(acct->open_event_db_id);
+	/* If we have lost our database and used recovery, this can be
+	 * NULL.  That's the least of our problems though! */
+	if (!acct->open_event_db_id) {
+		plugin_log(cmd->plugin, LOG_BROKEN,
+			   "Cannot find the open_event for %s: did we lose our db?",
+			   acct->name);
+		return false;
+	}
 	open_ev = find_chain_event_by_id(ctx, bkpr, cmd,
 					 *acct->open_event_db_id);
 
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index 5baebbcdce42..9e5416fd78fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -3141,7 +3141,7 @@ def test_emergencyrecover(node_factory, bitcoind):
     Test emergencyrecover
     """
     l1, l2 = node_factory.get_nodes(2, opts=[{'may_reconnect': True,
-                                              'broken_log': 'ERROR: Unknown commitment #.*, recovering our funds'},
+                                              'broken_log': 'ERROR: Unknown commitment #.*, recovering our funds|plugin-bookkeeper: Cannot find the open_event for '},
                                              {'may_reconnect': True}])
 
     l1.rpc.connect(l2.info['id'], 'localhost', l2.port)
@@ -3177,6 +3177,9 @@ def test_emergencyrecover(node_factory, bitcoind):
     wait_for(lambda: l1.rpc.listfunds()["channels"][0]["state"] == "ONCHAIN")
     wait_for(lambda: l2.rpc.listfunds()["channels"][0]["state"] == "ONCHAIN")
 
+    # Does bookkeeper get upset?
+    l1.rpc.bkpr_listbalances()
+
     withdraw = l1.rpc.withdraw(l2.rpc.newaddr('bech32')['bech32'], 'all')
     # Should have two inputs
     assert len(bitcoind.rpc.decoderawtransaction(withdraw['tx'])['vin']) == 2