diff --git a/packages/node/src/run_relay.ts b/packages/node/src/run_relay.ts
index d332a8f6..1c0c2ebc 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/run_relay.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/run_relay.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import { createRelayNode } from "@topology-foundation/network";
 
 export async function start() {
-  const node = await createRelayNode();
-  console.log("peer_id:", node.peerId.toString());
-  for (let ma of node.getMultiaddrs()) {
-    console.log(ma);
+  try {
+    const node = await createRelayNode();
+    console.log("peer_id:", node.peerId.toString());
+    for (let ma of node.getMultiaddrs()) {
+      console.log(ma);
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
+    start();
   }
 }