diff --git a/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp b/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp
index c7829bd..5780bb5 100644
--- a/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp
+++ b/src/ble_midi_transport.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@ BleMidiTransport::~BleMidiTransport() {
 bool BleMidiTransport::begin() {
     Serial.println("[BLE] Initializing BLE MIDI...");
 
-    if (!NimBLEDevice::init("JOC Midi")) {
-        Serial.println("[BLE] FAILED to initialize");
-        initialized = false;
-        return false;
-    }
+    NimBLEDevice::init("JOC Midi");
     Serial.println("[BLE] NimBLEDevice initialized");
 
     ble_server = NimBLEDevice::createServer();