diff --git a/Sources/OpenVPNAdapter/OpenVPNAdapter.mm b/Sources/OpenVPNAdapter/OpenVPNAdapter.mm
index 58bdd17..a5c4e01 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenVPNAdapter/OpenVPNAdapter.mm
+++ b/Sources/OpenVPNAdapter/OpenVPNAdapter.mm
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@
 
 - (BOOL)establishTunnel {
     NEPacketTunnelNetworkSettings *networkSettings = [self.networkSettingsBuilder networkSettings];
-    if (!networkSettings) { return NO; }
     
     dispatch_semaphore_t semaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);