diff --git a/libpod/networking_slirp4netns.go b/libpod/networking_slirp4netns.go
index b0247dc5c9..3f6c4bef2b 100644
--- a/libpod/networking_slirp4netns.go
+++ b/libpod/networking_slirp4netns.go
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) setupSlirp4netns(ctr *Container, netns ns.NetNS) error {
 		var err error
 		path, err = exec.LookPath("slirp4netns")
 		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Errorf("Could not find slirp4netns, the network namespace won't be configured: %v", err)
-			return nil
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not find slirp4netns, the network namespace can't be configured: %w", err)
 		}
 	}