diff --git a/src/Main.cxx b/src/Main.cxx
index e13cbcc00..66a4c08e1 100644
--- a/src/Main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main.cxx
@@ -476,7 +476,12 @@ MainConfigured(const struct options &options, const ConfigData &raw_config)
 	};
 #endif
 
-	ZeroconfInit(raw_config, instance.event_loop);
+	try {
+		ZeroconfInit(raw_config, instance.event_loop);
+	} catch (...) {
+		LogError(std::current_exception(),
+			 "Zeroconf initialization failed");
+	}
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DATABASE
 	if (create_db) {
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/Glue.hxx b/src/zeroconf/Glue.hxx
index a7f594f27..356b81107 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/Glue.hxx
+++ b/src/zeroconf/Glue.hxx
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class EventLoop;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ZEROCONF
 
+/**
+ * Throws on error.
+ */
 void
 ZeroconfInit(const ConfigData &config, EventLoop &loop);