diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2861b2c..3909113 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,6 +216,32 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 ```
+### Database error behavior configuration
+
+Having every DAO function returning an error can make things very cumbersone and repetitive quickly. Sometimes you just want to return a single value without having to check for errors because you are sure that any errors would be fatal, unrecoverable and require human intervention.
+
+```go
+type UserRepository struct {
+	Fetch () func (ctx context.Context, q ContextQuerier)[]*models.Users `proq:"select * from users"`
+}
+```
+The above struct works fine, but if the database throws an error, you won't be able to know. The following configurations will control the behavior of such scenarios.
+
+By passing the following values in the `context.Context` to the `ShouldBuild` function.
+
+```go
+c := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ContextKeyErrorBehavior, PanicAlways)
+ShouldBuild(c, &dao, Postgres)
+```
+
+**`ErrorBehavior` Values**:
+
+
+- `DoNothing` - proteus does not do anything when the underlying data source throws an error.
+- `PanicWhenAbsent` - proteus will `panic`, if the DAO function being called does not have the `error` return type.
+- `PanicAlways` - proteus will always `panic` if there is an error from the data source, whether or not the DAO function being called indicates an `error` return type.
+
+
 
 ## Struct Tags
 
diff --git a/proteus.go b/proteus.go
index 9c5822a..3661b48 100644
--- a/proteus.go
+++ b/proteus.go
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ If the entity is a primitive, then the first value returned for a row must be of
 
 */
 
+type ContextKey string
+
+const (
+	ContextKeyErrorBehavior ContextKey = ContextKey("errorBehavior")
+)
+
 type Error struct {
 	FuncName      string
 	FieldOrder    int
@@ -352,7 +358,7 @@ func makeImplementation(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, query string,
 	case fType.Implements(qType):
 		return makeQuerierImplementation(c, funcType, fixedQuery, paramOrder)
 	}
-	//this should impossible, since we already validated that the first parameter is either an executor or a querier
+	//this should be impossible, since we already validated that the first parameter is either an executor or a querier
 	return nil, stackerr.New("first parameter must be of type Executor or Querier")
 }
 
diff --git a/proteus_function.go b/proteus_function.go
index 0d6ad7e..f84ed4a 100644
--- a/proteus_function.go
+++ b/proteus_function.go
@@ -12,9 +12,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jonbodner/stackerr"
 )
 
+type ErrorBehavior string
+
+const (
+	// (Default) proteus will do nothing the the query executor returns an error
+	DoNothing ErrorBehavior = "do_nothing"
+
+	// proteus will always panic when the query executor returns an error
+	PanicAlways ErrorBehavior = "panic_always"
+
+	// proteus will panic only if the calling function does not specify error in one of its return types
+	PanicWhenAbsent ErrorBehavior = "panic_if_absent"
+)
+
 type Builder struct {
-	adapter ParamAdapter
-	mappers []QueryMapper
+	adapter       ParamAdapter
+	mappers       []QueryMapper
+	errorBehavior ErrorBehavior
 }
 
 func NewBuilder(adapter ParamAdapter, mappers ...QueryMapper) Builder {
diff --git a/runner.go b/runner.go
index 2d3ebe6..38b2bad 100644
--- a/runner.go
+++ b/runner.go
@@ -43,8 +43,16 @@ var (
 	sqlResultType = reflect.TypeOf((*sql.Result)(nil)).Elem()
 )
 
+func getErrorBehaviorFromContext(ctx context.Context) ErrorBehavior {
+	v := ctx.Value(ContextKeyErrorBehavior)
+	if v != nil {
+		return v.(ErrorBehavior)
+	}
+	return DoNothing
+}
+
 func makeContextExecutorImplementation(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, query queryHolder, paramOrder []paramInfo) func(args []reflect.Value) []reflect.Value {
-	buildRetVals := makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType)
+	buildRetVals := makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType, getErrorBehaviorFromContext(c))
 	return func(args []reflect.Value) []reflect.Value {
 
 		executor := args[1].Interface().(ContextExecutor)
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ func makeContextExecutorImplementation(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type,
 }
 
 func makeExecutorImplementation(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, query queryHolder, paramOrder []paramInfo) func(args []reflect.Value) []reflect.Value {
-	buildRetVals := makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType)
+	buildRetVals := makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType, getErrorBehaviorFromContext(c))
 	return func(args []reflect.Value) []reflect.Value {
 
 		executor := args[0].Interface().(Executor)
@@ -108,12 +116,29 @@ func makeExecutorImplementation(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, query
 	}
 }
 
-func makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType reflect.Type) func(sql.Result, error) []reflect.Value {
+// Checks if query executor returns an error and handles the case appropriately
+// based on configured behavior
+func checkError(err error, behavior ErrorBehavior, isAbsent bool) {
+	if err != nil {
+		switch behavior {
+		case DoNothing:
+		case PanicAlways:
+			panic(stackerr.Wrap(err))
+		case PanicWhenAbsent:
+			if isAbsent {
+				panic(stackerr.Wrap(err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType reflect.Type, errorBehavior ErrorBehavior) func(sql.Result, error) []reflect.Value {
 	numOut := funcType.NumOut()
 
 	//handle the 0,1,2 out parameter cases
 	if numOut == 0 {
-		return func(sql.Result, error) []reflect.Value {
+		return func(_ sql.Result, err error) []reflect.Value {
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, true)
 			return []reflect.Value{}
 		}
 	}
@@ -121,6 +146,8 @@ func makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType reflect.Type) func(sql.Result, error) []ref
 	sType := funcType.Out(0)
 	if numOut == 1 {
 		return func(result sql.Result, err error) []reflect.Value {
+			// (sType == errType) in case error is the only single return value
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, sType != errType)
 			if err != nil {
 				if sType == sqlResultType {
 					return []reflect.Value{zeroSQLResult}
@@ -131,6 +158,7 @@ func makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType reflect.Type) func(sql.Result, error) []ref
 				return []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(result)}
 			}
 			val, err := result.RowsAffected()
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, sType != errType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return []reflect.Value{zeroInt64}
 			}
@@ -140,6 +168,7 @@ func makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType reflect.Type) func(sql.Result, error) []ref
 	if numOut == 2 {
 		return func(result sql.Result, err error) []reflect.Value {
 			eType := funcType.Out(1)
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, false)
 			if sType == sqlResultType {
 				if err != nil {
 					return []reflect.Value{zeroSQLResult, reflect.ValueOf(err).Convert(eType)}
@@ -150,6 +179,7 @@ func makeExecutorReturnVals(funcType reflect.Type) func(sql.Result, error) []ref
 				return []reflect.Value{zeroInt64, reflect.ValueOf(err).Convert(eType)}
 			}
 			val, err := result.RowsAffected()
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return []reflect.Value{zeroInt64, reflect.ValueOf(err).Convert(eType)}
 			}
@@ -279,9 +309,12 @@ func makeQuerierImplementation(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, query q
 func makeQuerierReturnVals(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, builder mapper.Builder) func(*sql.Rows, error) []reflect.Value {
 	numOut := funcType.NumOut()
 
+	errorBehavior := getErrorBehaviorFromContext(c)
+
 	//handle the 0,1,2 out parameter cases
 	if numOut == 0 {
-		return func(*sql.Rows, error) []reflect.Value {
+		return func(_ *sql.Rows, err error) []reflect.Value {
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, true)
 			return []reflect.Value{}
 		}
 	}
@@ -290,6 +323,7 @@ func makeQuerierReturnVals(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, builder map
 	qZero := reflect.Zero(sType)
 	if numOut == 1 {
 		return func(rows *sql.Rows, err error) []reflect.Value {
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, sType != errType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return []reflect.Value{qZero}
 			}
@@ -307,6 +341,7 @@ func makeQuerierReturnVals(c context.Context, funcType reflect.Type, builder map
 	if numOut == 2 {
 		return func(rows *sql.Rows, err error) []reflect.Value {
 			eType := funcType.Out(1)
+			checkError(err, errorBehavior, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return []reflect.Value{qZero, reflect.ValueOf(err).Convert(eType)}
 			}
diff --git a/runner_test.go b/runner_test.go
index 9def1fb..75f4f6b 100644
--- a/runner_test.go
+++ b/runner_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package proteus
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -10,6 +11,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jonbodner/proteus/mapper"
 )
 
+type faultyDb struct {
+}
+
+func (db *faultyDb) crash(query string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("error: %s", query)
+}
+
+func (db faultyDb) QueryContext(c context.Context, query string, args ...any) (*sql.Rows, error) {
+	return nil, db.crash(query)
+}
+
 func Test_getQArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		args []reflect.Value
@@ -112,3 +124,64 @@ func Test_handleMapping(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_errorBehaviorDoNothing(t *testing.T) {
+	dao := struct {
+		Foo func(c context.Context, q ContextQuerier) (*sql.Rows, error) `proq:"drop table users"`
+	}{}
+
+	db := faultyDb{}
+
+	c := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ContextKeyErrorBehavior, DoNothing)
+	if err := ShouldBuild(c, &dao, Postgres); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+	_, _ = dao.Foo(c, db)
+}
+
+func Test_errorBehaviorPanicAlways(t *testing.T) {
+	dao := struct {
+		Foo func(c context.Context, q ContextQuerier) (*sql.Rows, error) `proq:"drop table users"`
+	}{}
+
+	db := faultyDb{}
+
+	c := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ContextKeyErrorBehavior, PanicAlways)
+	if err := ShouldBuild(c, &dao, Postgres); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+	recovery := func() {
+		err := recover()
+		t.Logf("This is a pass %s", err)
+	}
+	defer recovery()
+
+	_, _ = dao.Foo(c, db)
+
+	t.Fatalf("failed")
+}
+
+func Test_errorBehaviorPanicWhenAbsent(t *testing.T) {
+	dao := struct {
+		Foo func(c context.Context, q ContextQuerier) *sql.Rows `proq:"hot potato!"`
+	}{}
+
+	db := faultyDb{}
+
+	c := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ContextKeyErrorBehavior, PanicWhenAbsent)
+	if err := ShouldBuild(c, &dao, Postgres); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+	recovery := func() {
+		err := recover()
+		t.Logf("This is a pass %s", err)
+	}
+	defer recovery()
+
+	_ = dao.Foo(c, db)
+
+	t.Fatalf("failed")
+}