diff --git a/cc/ss2pl/transaction.cc b/cc/ss2pl/transaction.cc
index 8936b2f1..b1437957 100644
--- a/cc/ss2pl/transaction.cc
+++ b/cc/ss2pl/transaction.cc
@@ -158,11 +158,9 @@ Status TxExecutor::read(Storage s, std::string_view key, TupleBody** body) {
   if (tuple == nullptr) return Status::WARN_NOT_FOUND;
 
   read_internal(s, key, tuple);
-#if defined(DLR0)
   if (this->status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted) {
     return Status::ERROR_LOCK_FAILED;
   }
-#endif
   *body = &(read_set_.back().body_);
 
 FINISH_READ:
@@ -342,11 +340,9 @@ Status TxExecutor::update(Storage s, std::string_view key, TupleBody&& body) {
 #if ADD_ANALYSIS
   result_->local_write_latency_ += rdtscp() - start;
 #endif // ADD_ANALYSIS
-#if defined(DLR0)
   if (this->status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted) {
     return Status::ERROR_LOCK_FAILED;
   }
-#endif
   return Status::OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/coding-conventions_en.md b/docs/coding-conventions_en.md
index 61ca8701..d6378ab6 100644
--- a/docs/coding-conventions_en.md
+++ b/docs/coding-conventions_en.md
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ Starts thin. Add as you learn.
 ### `tx.read` returns Status — *check it*
 
 `tx.read` returns `Status::OK` on hit and `Status::WARN_NOT_FOUND` on miss.
-On miss, `*body` is **left unchanged** (it does not get nullified). Checking
+Some protocols return other errors as well (`Status::ERROR_LOCK_FAILED` for
+SS2PL and MOCC, `Status::ERROR_PREEMPTIVE_ABORT` for TicToc). **Reject every
+non-`Status::OK` value** — do not test for one specific value. On any non-OK
+result, `*body` is **left unchanged** (it does not get nullified). Checking
 only `tx.status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted` is not enough — a stale
 `body` pointer from a previous read will silently get dereferenced, which
 manifests as a `HeapObject::cast_to` assertion under Debug+ASan and as
diff --git a/docs/coding-conventions_ja.md b/docs/coding-conventions_ja.md
index 9ed3190e..5f94f5eb 100644
--- a/docs/coding-conventions_ja.md
+++ b/docs/coding-conventions_ja.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 ### `tx.read` の戻り値 Status は **必ず check する**
 
-`tx.read` はヒット時に `Status::OK`、ミス時に `Status::WARN_NOT_FOUND` を返す。ミス時には `*body` は **そのまま** (= nullify されない) なので、`tx.status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted` だけチェックしても不十分 — 前回の read で得た古い `body` ポインタがそのまま deref されてしまい、Debug+ASan では `HeapObject::cast_to` の assertion で死に、Release では garbage data を読む。必ず次の形で書く:
+`tx.read` はヒット時に `Status::OK`、ミス時に `Status::WARN_NOT_FOUND` を返す。protocol によっては、これ以外の error も返る (SS2PL と MOCC の `Status::ERROR_LOCK_FAILED`、TicToc の `Status::ERROR_PREEMPTIVE_ABORT` など)。**`Status::OK` 以外は全部拒否すること** — 特定の値だけを見てはいけない。`Status::OK` 以外のとき `*body` は **そのまま** (= nullify されない) なので、`tx.status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted` だけチェックしても不十分 — 前回の read で得た古い `body` ポインタがそのまま deref されてしまい、Debug+ASan では `HeapObject::cast_to` の assertion で死に、Release では garbage data を読む。必ず次の形で書く:
 
 ```cpp
 Status stat = tx.read(s, key, &body);
diff --git a/include/bomb_pessimistic.hh b/include/bomb_pessimistic.hh
index 9e49e006..6e8f4f64 100644
--- a/include/bomb_pessimistic.hh
+++ b/include/bomb_pessimistic.hh
@@ -695,8 +695,10 @@ public:
     for (auto& m_id : query.args.i_id_set) {
       SimpleKey<8> key;
       MaterialCostMaster::CreateKey(query.args.f_id, m_id, key.ptr());
-      TupleBody* body;
-      tx.read(Storage::MaterialCostMaster, key.view(), &body);
+      TupleBody* body = nullptr;
+      Status stat = tx.read(Storage::MaterialCostMaster, key.view(), &body);
+      if (tx.status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted) return;
+      if (stat != Status::OK) return;
       MaterialCostMaster& old = body->get_value().cast_to<MaterialCostMaster>();
       HeapObject obj;
       obj.template allocate<MaterialCostMaster>();
diff --git a/include/tpcc/tpcc_tx_delivery.hh b/include/tpcc/tpcc_tx_delivery.hh
index 28ed6e98..bee855b6 100644
--- a/include/tpcc/tpcc_tx_delivery.hh
+++ b/include/tpcc/tpcc_tx_delivery.hh
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ bool update_order_line_and_get_ol_total(TxExecutor& tx, uint16_t w_id,
 
     status = tx.update(Storage::OrderLine, ol_key,
                        TupleBody(ol_key, std::move(ol_obj)));
-    if (status != Status::OK) ERR;
     if (tx.status_ == TransactionStatus::aborted) { return false; }
+    if (status != Status::OK) ERR;
     ol_total += ol.OL_AMOUNT;
   }
   return true;