diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 59101be3..3a4e9a25 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func NewHeadscale(cfg *Config) (*Headscale, error) {
 	if cfg.OIDC.Issuer != "" {
 		err = app.initOIDC()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("failed to set up OIDC provider, falling back to CLI based authentication")
 		}
 	}