diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/dev_net/LedDeviceNanoleaf.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/dev_net/LedDeviceNanoleaf.cpp
index 288776ee..ff7324cd 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/dev_net/LedDeviceNanoleaf.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/dev_net/LedDeviceNanoleaf.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ bool LedDeviceNanoleaf::init(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig) {
     if ( _hostname.isEmpty() )
         //Discover Nanoleaf device
         if ( !discoverNanoleafDevice() ) {
-            Error(_log, "No target IP defined nor Nanoleaf device discovered");
-            return false;
+            throw std::runtime_error("No target IP defined nor Nanoleaf device discovered");
         }
 
     //Get Nanoleaf device details and configuration