--- trunk/pgest.c	2005/09/10 20:35:09	41
+++ trunk/pgest.c	2005/09/10 22:51:03	44
@@ -552,6 +552,15 @@
 	/* FIXME: allow user to specify depath of search */
 	nres = est_node_search(node, cond, 0);
 
+	if (! nres) {
+		int status = est_node_status(node);
+		est_cond_delete(cond);
+		est_node_delete(node);
+		est_free_net_env();
+		ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_QUERY_CANCELED),
+			errmsg("pgest_node: search failed, node status %d", status)));
+	}
+
 	/* get number of results */
 	resnum = est_noderes_doc_num(nres);