diff --git a/src/broadcast_stage.rs b/src/broadcast_stage.rs
index 62b416f689..9310e27988 100644
--- a/src/broadcast_stage.rs
+++ b/src/broadcast_stage.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ impl Service for BroadcastStage {
     type JoinReturnType = ();
 
     fn join(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
-        self.thread_hdl.join()
+        self.thread_hdl.join()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index e297baac20..9d9ee31389 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
     ///   `--------`  |                               |    `------------`
     ///               `-------------------------------`
     /// ```
-    pub fn new_with_bank(
+pub fn new_with_bank(
         keypair: Keypair,
         bank: Bank,
         entry_height: u64,
diff --git a/src/record_stage.rs b/src/record_stage.rs
index 3edbb7a660..e7ccf58adc 100644
--- a/src/record_stage.rs
+++ b/src/record_stage.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ impl Service for RecordStage {
     type JoinReturnType = ();
 
     fn join(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
-        self.thread_hdl.join()
+        self.thread_hdl.join()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/request_stage.rs b/src/request_stage.rs
index 90e962a370..b40c3ebfd1 100644
--- a/src/request_stage.rs
+++ b/src/request_stage.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ impl Service for RequestStage {
     type JoinReturnType = ();
 
     fn join(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
-        self.thread_hdl.join()
+        self.thread_hdl.join()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc.rs b/src/rpc.rs
index 375f7790c8..ba07b964d9 100644
--- a/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/rpc.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ impl Service for JsonRpcService {
     type JoinReturnType = ();
 
     fn join(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
-        self.thread_hdl.join()
+        self.thread_hdl.join()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }