diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_management.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_management.cpp
index 68f6fad1..a0a78682 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_management.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_management.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ void database::reindex(fc::path data_dir, const genesis_state_type& initial_allo
 void database::wipe(const fc::path& data_dir, bool include_blocks)
 {
    ilog("Wiping database", ("include_blocks", include_blocks));
-   close();
+   if (_opened) {
+     close();
+   }
    object_database::wipe(data_dir);
    if( include_blocks )
       fc::remove_all( data_dir / "database" );
@@ -148,12 +150,16 @@ void database::open(
                          ("last_block->id", last_block->id())("head_block_num",head_block_num()) );
          }
       }
+      _opened = true;
    }
    FC_CAPTURE_LOG_AND_RETHROW( (data_dir) )
 }
 
 void database::close(bool rewind)
 {
+   if (!_opened)
+      return;
+      
    // TODO:  Save pending tx's on close()
    clear_pending();
 
@@ -198,6 +204,8 @@ void database::close(bool rewind)
       _block_id_to_block.close();
 
    _fork_db.reset();
+
+   _opened = false;
 }
 
 void database::force_slow_replays()
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
index 84d1ea9b..b513fd2f 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
@@ -561,6 +561,15 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
          node_property_object              _node_property_object;
          fc::hash_ctr_rng<secret_hash_type, 20> _random_number_generator;
          bool                              _slow_replays = false;
+
+         /**
+          * Whether database is successfully opened or not.
+          *
+          * The database is considered open when there's no exception
+          * or assertion fail during database::open() method, and
+          * database::close() has not been called, or failed during execution.
+          */
+         bool                              _opened = false;
    };
 
    namespace detail