diff --git a/src/network.sh b/src/network.sh
index f088845..d72a5d8 100644
--- a/src/network.sh
+++ b/src/network.sh
@@ -324,10 +324,17 @@ configurePasst() {
   [[ "$DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]] && printf "Passt arguments:\n\n%s\n\n" "${PASST_OPTS// -/$'\n-'}"
 
   if ! $PASST ${PASST_OPTS:+ $PASST_OPTS} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    local msg="Failed to start passt, reason: $?"
-    [ -f "$log" ] && cat "$log"
-    error "$msg"
-    return 1
+
+    rm -f "$log"
+    PASST_OPTS="${PASST_OPTS/ -q/}"
+    { $PASST ${PASST_OPTS:+ $PASST_OPTS}; rc=$?; } || :
+
+    if (( rc != 0 )); then
+      [ -f "$log" ] && cat "$log"
+      error "Failed to start passt, reason: $rc"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
   fi
 
   if [[ "$PASST_DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]]; then