diff --git a/node/router/src/routing.rs b/node/router/src/routing.rs
index d2d2457c62..fc1475fda8 100644
--- a/node/router/src/routing.rs
+++ b/node/router/src/routing.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ pub trait Routing<N: Network>:
 
     // Start listening for inbound connections.
     async fn enable_listener(&self) {
-        self.tcp().enable_listener().await.expect("Failed to enable the TCP listener");
+        if let Err(e) = self.tcp().enable_listener().await {
+            eprintln!("Failed to enable the TCP listener: {:?}", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /// Initialize a new instance of the heartbeat.