diff --git a/explorer/explorer.go b/explorer/explorer.go
index 672d2b7..9425b34 100644
--- a/explorer/explorer.go
+++ b/explorer/explorer.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func NewExplorer(cm ChainManager, store Store, batchSize int, scanCfg config.Sca
 				e.log.Error("failed to get tip", zap.Error(err))
 			}
 			if err := e.syncStore(lastTip, batchSize); err != nil {
-				e.log.Error("failed to sync store", zap.Error(err))
+				e.log.Panic("failed to sync store", zap.Error(err))
 			}
 		}
 	}()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3660733..3d13ff8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.23.2
 require (
 	github.com/ip2location/ip2location-go v8.3.0+incompatible
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.24
-	go.sia.tech/core v0.7.1-0.20241203043244-c435a355b1da
+	go.sia.tech/core v0.7.1
 	go.sia.tech/coreutils v0.7.1-0.20241203170156-ac0cf880fa70
 	go.sia.tech/jape v0.12.1
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 83fda76..ed08e80 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gt
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.11 h1:yGEzV1wPz2yVCLsD8ZAiGHhHVlczyC9d1rP43/VCRJ0=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.11/go.mod h1:dksAq7YMXoljX0xu6VF5DMZGbhYYoLUalEiSySYAS4I=
-go.sia.tech/core v0.6.3 h1:7VdCSF61td1iatjGc5xt8WwCZgyB91mTvKhuL35o234=
-go.sia.tech/core v0.6.3/go.mod h1:4v+aT/33857tMfqa5j5OYlAoLsoIrd4d7qMlgeP+VGk=
-go.sia.tech/core v0.7.1-0.20241203043244-c435a355b1da h1:taO86czGly5SIb8UswVI2W7rmxhmv9G4C93zoAwtfxk=
-go.sia.tech/core v0.7.1-0.20241203043244-c435a355b1da/go.mod h1:4v+aT/33857tMfqa5j5OYlAoLsoIrd4d7qMlgeP+VGk=
-go.sia.tech/coreutils v0.7.0 h1:YpgOUD4vrpDz0KC7FJz+UCOaKaqV5EkX3gMUUmJoz5s=
-go.sia.tech/coreutils v0.7.0/go.mod h1:eMoqzqO4opKQ6n9tTTxHQmccfNlj+8RFOYuDSL/Qd4g=
+go.sia.tech/core v0.7.1 h1:PrKh19Ql5vJbQbB5YGtTHQ8W3fRF8hhYnR4kPOIOIME=
+go.sia.tech/core v0.7.1/go.mod h1:gB8iXFJFSV8XIHRaL00CL6Be+hyykB+SYnvRPHCCc/E=
 go.sia.tech/coreutils v0.7.1-0.20241203170156-ac0cf880fa70 h1:ksY8McNsjadZvAzEISY+sfsJmOVRhLGr1oN64dpZtFY=
 go.sia.tech/coreutils v0.7.1-0.20241203170156-ac0cf880fa70/go.mod h1:d6jrawloc02MCXi/EVc8FIN5h3C6XDiMs4fuFMcU0PU=
 go.sia.tech/jape v0.12.1 h1:xr+o9V8FO8ScRqbSaqYf9bjj1UJ2eipZuNcI1nYousU=