diff --git a/contrib/mobile/mobile.go b/contrib/mobile/mobile.go
index fc850368..85535ee8 100644
--- a/contrib/mobile/mobile.go
+++ b/contrib/mobile/mobile.go
@@ -85,11 +85,8 @@ func (m *Yggdrasil) StartJSON(configjson []byte) error {
 	if len(m.config.MulticastInterfaces) > 0 {
 		if err := m.multicast.Init(m.core, m.config, logger, nil); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorln("An error occurred initialising multicast:", err)
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := m.multicast.Start(); err != nil {
+		} else if err := m.multicast.Start(); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorln("An error occurred starting multicast:", err)
-			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil