diff --git a/remind/remind.go b/remind/remind.go
index 4c7a8ad..e9b7b31 100644
--- a/remind/remind.go
+++ b/remind/remind.go
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ func innerLoadDB(db *stardb.StarDB, callback func(task Task)) (*Remind, error) {
 		for _, task := range res {
 			itask := new(Task)
 			*itask = task
-			tmr := startimer.NewTimer(time.Now())
+			tmr, err := startimer.NewTimer(time.Now())
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 			err = tmr.ImportRepeats(itask.TmrInfo)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err