diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
index 51db4320e..563c0987b 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/dispatcher/flipperServer.tsx
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ export async function handleClientConnected(
       );
       return;
     }
-    throw e;
+    console.warn(`[conn] Failed to handle client connected: ${e}`);
   }
 }