diff --git a/c_src/build_deps.sh b/c_src/build_deps.sh
index dd6d83f..c351bc1 100755
--- a/c_src/build_deps.sh
+++ b/c_src/build_deps.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
-WT_VSN=1.1.2
+WT_VSN=1.1.3
 
-if [ `basename $PWD` != "c_src" ]; then
-    pushd c_src
-fi
+[ `basename $PWD` != "c_src" ] && cd c_src
 
 BASEDIR="$PWD"
 
diff --git a/c_src/wiredtiger-1.1.2.tar.bz2 b/c_src/wiredtiger-1.1.2.tar.bz2
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diff --git a/c_src/wiredtiger-1.1.3.tar.bz2 b/c_src/wiredtiger-1.1.3.tar.bz2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b3358
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diff --git a/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl b/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
index eab5a7b..640779c 100644
--- a/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
+++ b/src/riak_kv_wterl_backend.erl
@@ -103,10 +103,7 @@ start(Partition, Config) ->
                         {ok, ConnRef} ->
                             Table = "table:wt" ++ integer_to_list(Partition),
                             {ok, SRef} = wterl:session_open(ConnRef),
-                            %% TODO: should check return value here, but we
-                            %% currently get an error when the table already
-                            %% exists, so for now we ignore it.
-                            wterl:session_create(SRef, Table),
+                            ok = wterl:session_create(SRef, Table),
                             {ok, #state{conn=ConnRef,
                                         table=Table,
                                         session=SRef,