1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc b/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc
index 48c030b18..e413faffe 100644
--- a/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc
+++ b/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "store-cast.hh"
+#include "gc-store.hh"
 #include "profiles.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ void removeOldGenerations(std::string dir)
                 link = readLink(path);
             } catch (SysError & e) {
                 if (e.errNo == ENOENT) continue;
+                throw;
             }
             if (link.find("link") != std::string::npos) {
                 printInfo(format("removing old generations of profile %1%") % path);
@@ -80,10 +83,11 @@ static int main_nix_collect_garbage(int argc, char * * argv)
         // Run the actual garbage collector.
         if (!dryRun) {
             auto store = openStore();
+            auto & gcStore = require<GcStore>(*store);
             options.action = GCOptions::gcDeleteDead;
             GCResults results;
             PrintFreed freed(true, results);
-            store->collectGarbage(options, results);
+            gcStore.collectGarbage(options, results);
         }
 
         return 0;