diff --git a/nym-api/src/network_monitor/monitor/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/network_monitor/monitor/mod.rs
index 0f04d971c68..9491bde75f6 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/network_monitor/monitor/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/network_monitor/monitor/mod.rs
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver + Send> Monitor<R> {
             )
             .await
         {
-            error!("Failed to submit monitor run information to the database - {err}",);
-
-            // TODO: slightly more graceful shutdown here
-            process::exit(1);
+            error!("Failed to submit monitor run information to the database: {err}",);
         }
     }