diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 1ebd7a1..8c8699b 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ func AddPermanentEntry(db *sql.DB, entry, apiClientIP string) (bool, error) {
 		}
 		return false, err
 	}
-	_, _ = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, cidr, api_client_ip) VALUES('add_perm', ?, ?)`, entry, apiClientIP)
+	_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, cidr, api_client_ip) VALUES('add_perm', ?, ?)`, entry, apiClientIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, err
+	}
 	return true, nil
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +78,10 @@ func DeletePermanentEntry(db *sql.DB, entry, apiClientIP string) error {
 	}
 	rows, _ := res.RowsAffected()
 	if rows > 0 {
-		_, _ = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, cidr, api_client_ip) VALUES('delete_perm', ?, ?)`, entry, apiClientIP)
+		_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, cidr, api_client_ip) VALUES('delete_perm', ?, ?)`, entry, apiClientIP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -113,8 +119,11 @@ func AddTempEntry(db *sql.DB, ip string, ttlSeconds int, reason, apiClientIP str
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, _ = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, ip, ttl_seconds, reason, api_client_ip) VALUES('add_temp', ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+	_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, ip, ttl_seconds, reason, api_client_ip) VALUES('add_temp', ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		ip, ttlSeconds, reason, apiClientIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +134,10 @@ func DeleteTempEntry(db *sql.DB, ip, apiClientIP string) error {
 	}
 	rows, _ := res.RowsAffected()
 	if rows > 0 {
-		_, _ = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, ip, api_client_ip) VALUES('delete_temp', ?, ?)`, ip, apiClientIP)
+		_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, ip, api_client_ip) VALUES('delete_temp', ?, ?)`, ip, apiClientIP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -162,7 +174,10 @@ func CleanupExpiredTemp(db *sql.DB) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, ip := range expiredIPs {
-		_, _ = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, ip) VALUES('expire_temp', ?)`, ip)
+		_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit_log(action, ip) VALUES('expire_temp', ?)`, ip)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("failed to log expired temp entry", "ip", ip, "error", err)
+		}
 		slog.Info("expired temporary whitelist", "ip", ip)
 	}
 	return nil