diff --git a/contrib/mobile/mobile.go b/contrib/mobile/mobile.go
index d7da03d..1e6d378 100644
--- a/contrib/mobile/mobile.go
+++ b/contrib/mobile/mobile.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (m *Yggdrasil) StartJSON(configjson []byte) error {
 		}
 		m.multicast, err = multicast.New(m.core, logger, options...)
 		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
+			logger.Errorln("An error occurred starting multicast:", err)
 		}
 	}