diff --git a/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/run_intent.rs b/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/run_intent.rs
index 3614773d1..c122ceb69 100644
--- a/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/run_intent.rs
+++ b/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/run_intent.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ use crate::run_compiler::{RunCompilerError, settings_layer_with_resolved_dockerf
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub(crate) enum RunIntentAdmissionError {
-    #[error("workflow-version storage could not be opened")]
-    StoreOpen {
-        #[source]
-        source: fabro_store::Error,
-    },
     #[error("workflow-version closure could not be loaded")]
     VersionStore {
         #[source]
@@ -385,7 +380,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn lowers_nested_entrypoints_and_inlines_goal_files() {
         let (database, _) = crate::test_support::test_store_bundle();
-        let blobs = database.blobs().await.unwrap();
+        let blobs = database.blobs();
         let store = WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs);
         let grandchild = version(
             "deep/leaf.fabro",
@@ -453,7 +448,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn lowers_same_version_at_distinct_mount_paths() {
         let (database, _) = crate::test_support::test_store_bundle();
-        let blobs = database.blobs().await.unwrap();
+        let blobs = database.blobs();
         let store = WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs);
         let child = version(
             "pkg/child.fabro",
@@ -494,7 +489,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn rejects_closures_that_expand_past_the_mount_limit() {
         let (database, _) = crate::test_support::test_store_bundle();
-        let blobs = database.blobs().await.unwrap();
+        let blobs = database.blobs();
         let store = WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs);
         // A chain of tiny versions where each level mounts the next twice is
         // cheap to store and load (the closure dedupes by id) but expands to
@@ -527,7 +522,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn rejects_distinct_versions_that_converge_on_one_mount_path() {
         let (database, _) = crate::test_support::test_store_bundle();
-        let blobs = database.blobs().await.unwrap();
+        let blobs = database.blobs();
         let store = WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs);
         let first_leaf = version(
             "leaf/first.fabro",
@@ -584,7 +579,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn rejects_rebased_files_that_escape_the_runtime_root() {
         let (database, _) = crate::test_support::test_store_bundle();
-        let blobs = database.blobs().await.unwrap();
+        let blobs = database.blobs();
         let store = WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs);
         let child = version(
             "nested/child.fabro",
diff --git a/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/handler/runs.rs b/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/handler/runs.rs
index 6369e7b24..ecf7100f5 100644
--- a/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/handler/runs.rs
+++ b/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/handler/runs.rs
@@ -624,12 +624,7 @@ async fn create_run_from_intent(
         Ok(id) => id,
         Err(error) => return run_intent_admission_error(error.into()),
     };
-    let blobs = match state.store_ref().blobs().await {
-        Ok(blobs) => blobs,
-        Err(source) => {
-            return run_intent_admission_error(RunIntentAdmissionError::StoreOpen { source });
-        }
-    };
+    let blobs = state.store_ref().blobs();
     let version_store = fabro_workflow_version::WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs);
     let closure = match version_store.get_closure(&intent.workflow_version_id).await {
         Ok(Some(closure)) => closure,
@@ -964,8 +959,7 @@ fn intent_error(status: StatusCode, detail: impl Into<String>, code: &'static st
 
 fn run_intent_admission_error(error: RunIntentAdmissionError) -> Response {
     match &error {
-        RunIntentAdmissionError::StoreOpen { .. }
-        | RunIntentAdmissionError::VersionStore { .. }
+        RunIntentAdmissionError::VersionStore { .. }
         | RunIntentAdmissionError::VariableSnapshot { .. }
         | RunIntentAdmissionError::Environment(EnvironmentSelectionError::CredentialStore {
             ..
@@ -987,8 +981,7 @@ fn run_intent_admission_error(error: RunIntentAdmissionError) -> Response {
     }
 
     match error {
-        RunIntentAdmissionError::StoreOpen { .. }
-        | RunIntentAdmissionError::VersionStore { .. } => intent_error(
+        RunIntentAdmissionError::VersionStore { .. } => intent_error(
             StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             "workflow version store operation failed",
             "workflow_version_store_error",
diff --git a/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/tests.rs b/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/tests.rs
index a704795ef..57d99dbe7 100644
--- a/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/tests.rs
+++ b/lib/apps/fabro-server/src/server/tests.rs
@@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ async fn store_workflow_version(
     )
     .unwrap();
     let version = fabro_workflow_version::ValidatedWorkflowVersion::new(version).unwrap();
-    let blobs = state.store_ref().blobs().await.unwrap();
+    let blobs = state.store_ref().blobs();
     fabro_workflow_version::WorkflowVersionStore::new(blobs)
         .put(&version)
         .await