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diff --git a/write_common.c b/write_common.c
index 7131a940..04db8ff0 100644
--- a/write_common.c
+++ b/write_common.c
@@ -66,27 +66,32 @@ void *check_writer_arg(const char *wa, int *writer_num)
 		c = wa[len];
 		if (c && c != ' ')
 			continue;
-		if (c && !writers[i].parse_config)
-			return NULL;
 		*writer_num = i;
-		return writers[i].parse_config(c? wa + len + 1 : "");
+		return writers[i].parse_config_or_die(c? wa + len + 1 : "");
 	}
 	PARA_ERROR_LOG("writer not found\n");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Open a writer node and register the corresponding task.
+ *
+ * \param wn The writer node to open.
+ * \param parent The parent btr node (the source for the writer node).
+ *
+ * The configuration of the writer node stored in \p wn->conf must be
+ * initialized before this function may be called.
+ */
 void register_writer_node(struct writer_node *wn, struct btr_node *parent)
 {
 	struct writer *w = writers + wn->writer_num;
 	char *name = make_message("%s writer", writer_names[wn->writer_num]);
-	int ret;
 
 	wn->btrn = btr_new_node(&(struct btr_node_description)
 		EMBRACE(.name = name, .parent = parent,
 		.handler = w->execute, .context = wn));
 	strcpy(wn->task.status, name);
 	free(name);
-	ret = w->open(wn);
 	wn->task.post_select = w->post_select;
 	wn->task.pre_select = w->pre_select;
 	register_task(&wn->task);
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ int setup_writer_node(const char *arg, struct btr_node *parent,
 		wn->conf = check_writer_arg(arg, &wn->writer_num);
 	else {
 		wn->writer_num = DEFAULT_WRITER;
-		wn->conf = writers[DEFAULT_WRITER].parse_config("");
+		wn->conf = writers[DEFAULT_WRITER].parse_config_or_die("");
 	}
 	if (!wn->conf)
 		return -E_WRITE_COMMON_SYNTAX;
@@ -123,7 +128,6 @@ int setup_writer_node(const char *arg, struct btr_node *parent,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Print the help text of all writers to stdout.
  *