diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index 49e6b98..e0950c9 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -906,7 +906,6 @@ class Reticulum:
                         except Exception as e:
                             RNS.log("The interface \""+name+"\" could not be created. Check your configuration file for errors!", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                             RNS.log("The contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
-                            raise e
                             RNS.panic()
                     else:
                         RNS.log("The interface name \""+name+"\" was already used. Check your configuration file for errors!", RNS.LOG_ERROR)