diff --git a/client/internal/engine.go b/client/internal/engine.go
index 7f7b5ef55..046a6c944 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine.go
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Start() error {
 
 	e.routeManager = routemanager.NewManager(e.ctx, e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(), e.wgInterface, e.statusRecorder, initialRoutes)
 	if err := e.routeManager.Init(); err != nil {
-		e.close()
-		return fmt.Errorf("init route manager: %w", err)
+		log.Errorf("Failed to initialize route manager: %s", err)
 	}
 	e.routeManager.SetRouteChangeListener(e.mobileDep.NetworkChangeListener)
 
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_linux.go b/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_linux.go
index 3510f9553..83af5008a 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_linux.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/systemops_linux.go
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ type ruleParams struct {
 
 func getSetupRules() []ruleParams {
 	return []ruleParams{
-		{nbnet.NetbirdFwmark, NetbirdVPNTableID, netlink.FAMILY_V4, -1, true, -1, "add rule v4 netbird"},
-		{nbnet.NetbirdFwmark, NetbirdVPNTableID, netlink.FAMILY_V6, -1, true, -1, "add rule v6 netbird"},
-		{-1, syscall.RT_TABLE_MAIN, netlink.FAMILY_V4, -1, false, 0, "add rule with suppress prefixlen v4"},
-		{-1, syscall.RT_TABLE_MAIN, netlink.FAMILY_V6, -1, false, 0, "add rule with suppress prefixlen v6"},
+		{nbnet.NetbirdFwmark, NetbirdVPNTableID, netlink.FAMILY_V4, -1, true, -1, "rule v4 netbird"},
+		{nbnet.NetbirdFwmark, NetbirdVPNTableID, netlink.FAMILY_V6, -1, true, -1, "rule v6 netbird"},
+		{-1, syscall.RT_TABLE_MAIN, netlink.FAMILY_V4, -1, false, 0, "rule with suppress prefixlen v4"},
+		{-1, syscall.RT_TABLE_MAIN, netlink.FAMILY_V6, -1, false, 0, "rule with suppress prefixlen v6"},
 	}
 }