diff --git a/publicip/src/lib.rs b/publicip/src/lib.rs
index a2179a5..f5e4425 100644
--- a/publicip/src/lib.rs
+++ b/publicip/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,19 +32,22 @@ pub enum Preference {
     Ipv6,
 }
 
-pub fn get_both() -> Result<(Option<Ipv4Addr>, Option<Ipv6Addr>), Error> {
-    let ipv4 = Request::start(CLOUDFLARE_IPV4)?;
-    let ipv6 = Request::start(CLOUDFLARE_IPV6)?;
-    Ok((ipv4.read_response().ok(), ipv6.read_response().ok()))
+pub fn get_both() -> (Option<Ipv4Addr>, Option<Ipv6Addr>) {
+    let ipv4 = Request::start(CLOUDFLARE_IPV4).ok();
+    let ipv6 = Request::start(CLOUDFLARE_IPV6).ok();
+    (
+        ipv4.and_then(|req| req.read_response().ok()),
+        ipv6.and_then(|req| req.read_response().ok()),
+    )
 }
 
-pub fn get_any(preference: Preference) -> Result<Option<IpAddr>, Error> {
-    let (v4, v6) = get_both()?;
+pub fn get_any(preference: Preference) -> Option<IpAddr> {
+    let (v4, v6) = get_both();
     let (v4, v6) = (v4.map(IpAddr::from), v6.map(IpAddr::from));
-    Ok(match preference {
+    match preference {
         Preference::Ipv4 => v4.or(v6),
         Preference::Ipv6 => v6.or(v4),
-    })
+    }
 }
 
 struct Request<T> {
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[ignore]
     fn it_works() -> Result<(), Error> {
         let now = Instant::now();
-        let (v4, v6) = get_both()?;
+        let (v4, v6) = get_both();
         println!("Done in {}ms", now.elapsed().as_millis());
         println!("v4: {:?}, v6: {:?}", v4, v6);
         assert!(v4.is_some());
diff --git a/server/src/initialize.rs b/server/src/initialize.rs
index 7b9b7f5..9b895cc 100644
--- a/server/src/initialize.rs
+++ b/server/src/initialize.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn init_wizard(conf: &ServerConfig, opts: InitializeOpts) -> Result<(), Erro
     let endpoint: Endpoint = if let Some(endpoint) = opts.external_endpoint {
         endpoint
     } else if opts.auto_external_endpoint {
-        let ip = publicip::get_any(Preference::Ipv4)?.ok_or("couldn't get external IP")?;
+        let ip = publicip::get_any(Preference::Ipv4).ok_or("couldn't get external IP")?;
         SocketAddr::new(ip, 51820).into()
     } else {
         prompts::ask_endpoint()?
diff --git a/shared/src/prompts.rs b/shared/src/prompts.rs
index 8d10117..bb9bf9c 100644
--- a/shared/src/prompts.rs
+++ b/shared/src/prompts.rs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ pub fn set_listen_port(
 pub fn ask_endpoint() -> Result<Endpoint, Error> {
     println!("getting external IP address.");
 
-    let external_ip = publicip::get_any(Preference::Ipv4)?;
+    let external_ip = publicip::get_any(Preference::Ipv4);
 
     let mut endpoint_builder = Input::with_theme(&*THEME);
     if let Some(ip) = external_ip {