diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
index 2ab85e3c5ae3..64ee5d919196 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ func main() {
 		Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			if err := startNode(ctx, cancel); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err.Error())
-				return err
 			}
 			return nil
 		},