diff --git a/cmd/apidGatewayDeploy/main.go b/cmd/apidGatewayDeploy/main.go
index 5381c51..d52314f 100644
--- a/cmd/apidGatewayDeploy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/apidGatewayDeploy/main.go
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@
 
 	// start client API listener
 	api := apid.API()
-	err := api.Listen() // doesn't return if no error
-	log.Fatalf("Error. Is something already running on port %d? %s", port, err)
+	err := api.Listen()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func insertTestDeployments(deployments apiGatewayDeploy.ApiDeploymentResponse) error {