diff --git a/include/bitcoin/node/error.hpp b/include/bitcoin/node/error.hpp
index 065e6c94..e3004567 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/node/error.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/node/error.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ enum error_t : uint8_t
     estimates_push1,
     estimates_push2,
     estimates_pop1,
-    estimates_pop2
+    estimates_pop2,
+    capture_fault
 };
 
 // No current need for error_code equivalence mapping.
diff --git a/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp b/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
index fc20dde8..2ec34d94 100644
--- a/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
+++ b/src/chasers/chaser_validate.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ code chaser_validate::validate(bool bypass, const chain::block& block,
         {
             using namespace chain;
             std::atomic<size_t> set{};
+            code capture_ec{};
 
             const auto to_events = [](opcode op) NOEXCEPT
             {
@@ -361,19 +362,19 @@ code chaser_validate::validate(bool bypass, const chain::block& block,
                     {
                         case signatures::miss::ecdsa:
                             ++missed_ecdsa_;
-                            fire(events::missed_ecdsa, ctx.height);
+                            ////fire(events::missed_ecdsa, ctx.height);
                             break;
                         case signatures::miss::multisig:
                             ++missed_multisig_;
-                            fire(events::missed_multisig, ctx.height);
+                            ////fire(events::missed_multisig, ctx.height);
                             break;
                         case signatures::miss::schnorr:
                             ++missed_schnorr_;
-                            fire(events::missed_schnorr, ctx.height);
+                            ////fire(events::missed_schnorr, ctx.height);
                             break;
                         case signatures::miss::overflow:
                             ++missed_threshold_;
-                            fire(events::missed_overflow, ctx.height);
+                            ////fire(events::missed_overflow, ctx.height);
                             break;
 
                         // should be no path to this.
@@ -386,14 +387,14 @@ code chaser_validate::validate(bool bypass, const chain::block& block,
                     const ec_signature& sign) NOEXCEPT
                 {
                     ++ecdsa_;
-                    fire(to_events(opcode::checksigverify), ctx.height);
+                    ////fire(to_events(opcode::checksigverify), ctx.height);
                     return query.set_signature(digest, point, sign, link);
                 },
                 .schnorr = [&](const hash_digest& digest, const ec_xonly& point,
                     const ec_signature& sign) NOEXCEPT
                 {
                     ++schnorr_;
-                    fire(to_events(opcode::checksigadd), ctx.height);
+                    ////fire(to_events(opcode::checksigadd), ctx.height);
                     return query.set_signature(digest, point, sign, link);
                 },
                 .multisig = [&](const hash_digest& digest,
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ code chaser_validate::validate(bool bypass, const chain::block& block,
                 {
                     BC_ASSERT(points.size() == signs.size());
                     multisig_ += points.size();
-                    fire(to_events(opcode::checkmultisigverify), ctx.height);
+                    ////fire(to_events(opcode::checkmultisigverify), ctx.height);
                     return query.set_signatures(digest, points, signs, set, link);
                 },
                 .threshold = [&](
@@ -410,20 +411,29 @@ code chaser_validate::validate(bool bypass, const chain::block& block,
                 {
                     // Sets condition to opcode::checksig for all required.
                     threshold_ += group.entries.size();
-                    fire(to_events(group.condition), ctx.height);
-                    return query.set_signatures(group, set, link);
+                    ////fire(to_events(group.condition), ctx.height);
+
+                    // Script always processing proceeds as if batch succeeded.
+                    if (!query.set_signatures(group, set, link))
+                        capture_ec = fault(error::capture_fault);
                 }
             };
 
+            // Prioritize validation failure over capture failure.
             if ((ec = block.connect(ctx, capture)))
                 return ec;
 
-            const auto log_capture = [&](std::string_view name, size_t captured,
-                size_t missed) NOEXCEPT
+            // TODO: repost block (link) to work queue in complete_block
+            // TODO: based on error::capture_fault.
+            if (capture_ec)
+                return capture_ec;
+
+            const auto log_capture = [&](std::string_view name,
+                size_t captured, size_t missed) NOEXCEPT
             {
                 if (!to_bool(captured) && !to_bool(missed)) return;
                 const auto ratio = (100.0f * captured) / (captured + missed);
-                const auto rate = (boost_format("%.2f") % ratio).str();
+                const auto rate = (boost_format("%.4f") % ratio).str();
                 LOGA("Efficiency " << name << rate << "% = " << captured
                     << "/(" << captured << "+" << missed << ")");
             };
@@ -463,6 +473,7 @@ void chaser_validate::complete_block(const code& ec, const header_link& link,
         // Node errors are fatal.
         if (node::error::error_category::contains(ec))
         {
+            // fault(ec) initiates recovery if caused by disk full condition.
             LOGF("Fault validating [" << height << "] " << ec.message());
             fault(ec);
             return;
diff --git a/src/error.cpp b/src/error.cpp
index 894f823d..6746ca2d 100644
--- a/src/error.cpp
+++ b/src/error.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ DEFINE_ERROR_T_MESSAGE_MAP(error)
     { estimates_push1, "estimates_push1" },
     { estimates_push2, "estimates_push2" },
     { estimates_pop1, "estimates_pop1" },
-    { estimates_pop2, "estimates_pop2" }
+    { estimates_pop2, "estimates_pop2" },
+    { capture_fault, "capture_fault" }
 };
 
 DEFINE_ERROR_T_CATEGORY(error, "node", "node code")
diff --git a/src/full_node.cpp b/src/full_node.cpp
index b278bae3..b610de7a 100644
--- a/src/full_node.cpp
+++ b/src/full_node.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void full_node::fault(const code& ec) NOEXCEPT
     }
     else if (query_.is_fault())
     {
-        LOGF("Store faulted '" << query_.get_fault().message()
+        LOGF("Store fault (unrecoverable) '" << query_.get_fault().message()
             << "' following, " << ec.message());
     }
     else if (ec)
diff --git a/test/error.cpp b/test/error.cpp
index 52539775..ff94bc49 100644
--- a/test/error.cpp
+++ b/test/error.cpp
@@ -297,4 +297,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(error_t__code__estimates_pop2__true_expected_message)
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(ec.message(), "estimates_pop2");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(error_t__code__capture_fault__true_expected_message)
+{
+    constexpr auto value = error::capture_fault;
+    const auto ec = code(value);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(ec);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(ec == value);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(ec.message(), "capture_fault");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()