diff --git a/subsystems/DiscordRPC/src/main/java/org/terasology/subsystem/discordrpc/DiscordRPCThread.java b/subsystems/DiscordRPC/src/main/java/org/terasology/subsystem/discordrpc/DiscordRPCThread.java
index 663c1499ab..0fe4b23f2f 100644
--- a/subsystems/DiscordRPC/src/main/java/org/terasology/subsystem/discordrpc/DiscordRPCThread.java
+++ b/subsystems/DiscordRPC/src/main/java/org/terasology/subsystem/discordrpc/DiscordRPCThread.java
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ public void run() {
 
                             // Retry to connect again
                         }
+                    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                        logger.error("Could not create or connect Discord client: {}", e.getMessage());
+                        return;
                     }
                 }
             }