diff --git a/src/httprpc.h b/src/httprpc.h
--- a/src/httprpc.h
+++ b/src/httprpc.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
  * Start HTTP REST subsystem.
  * Precondition; HTTP and RPC has been started.
  */
-bool StartREST();
+void StartREST();
 
 /** Interrupt RPC REST subsystem */
 void InterruptREST();
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1223,8 +1223,8 @@
     if (!StartHTTPRPC(config, httpRPCRequestProcessor)) {
         return false;
     }
-    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-rest", DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE) && !StartREST()) {
-        return false;
+    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-rest", DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE)) {
+        StartREST();
     }
 
     StartHTTPServer();
diff --git a/src/rest.cpp b/src/rest.cpp
--- a/src/rest.cpp
+++ b/src/rest.cpp
@@ -670,13 +670,11 @@
     {"/rest/getutxos", rest_getutxos},
 };
 
-bool StartREST() {
+void StartREST() {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAYLEN(uri_prefixes); i++) {
         RegisterHTTPHandler(uri_prefixes[i].prefix, false,
                             uri_prefixes[i].handler);
     }
-
-    return true;
 }
 
 void InterruptREST() {}