diff --git a/basis/db/errors/errors.factor b/basis/db/errors/errors.factor
index dab0a69330..e35eab1c21 100644
--- a/basis/db/errors/errors.factor
+++ b/basis/db/errors/errors.factor
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TUPLE: sql-index-exists < sql-error name ;
 : <sql-index-exists> ( name -- error )
     f swap sql-index-exists boa ;
 
-: ignore-error ( quot word -- )
+: ignore-error ( quot check: ( error -- ? ) -- )
     '[ dup @ [ drop ] [ rethrow ] if ] recover ; inline
 
 : ignore-table-exists ( quot -- )