diff --git a/api/src/main/java/be/naaturel/boardmateapi/services/MqttService.java b/api/src/main/java/be/naaturel/boardmateapi/services/MqttService.java
index e92aba79..5bdef295 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/be/naaturel/boardmateapi/services/MqttService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/be/naaturel/boardmateapi/services/MqttService.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class MqttService {
 
             subscriber.subscribe(topic, 1);
         } catch (MqttException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage());
+            Logger.displayError("An error occurred while subscribing : " + e.getMessage());
         }
     }