diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 119f9452..e478180c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1793,8 +1793,8 @@ func main() {
 	// Initializing the server in a goroutine so that
 	// it won't block the graceful shutdown handling below
 	go func() {
-		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
-			log.Printf("listen: %s\n", err)
+		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to listen and serve: %s\n", err)
 		}
 	}()