diff --git a/server/startup.go b/server/startup.go
index 925cfd1..b10f93b 100644
--- a/server/startup.go
+++ b/server/startup.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func Serve(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			opts, err := redis.ParseURL(cfg.Cache.RedisURL)
 			if err != nil {
 				redisErr = err
+				return nil
 			}
 			return cache.NewRedisCache(name, opts)
 		}