diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
index 87c07cad8..17183cf79 100644
--- a/src/network.c
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ void *multicast_publisher(void *arg)
                           "%s: error sending UDP packet: %s\n", __func__,
                           strerror(errno));
                 flag = 1;
+                break; // we'll just quit this routine for now -- debug in the future
             }
         }
     }