diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index ec5ad49f6..23795e0af 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ let needSetup = false;
         socket.on("setup", async (username, password, callback) => {
             try {
                 if (passwordStrength(password).value === "Too weak") {
-                    throw new Error("Password is too weak. It should contain alphabetic and numeric characters. It must be at least 6 characters in length.");
+                    log.warn("init", "Password is too weak. It should contain alphabetic and numeric characters. It must be at least 6 characters in length.");
                 }
 
                 if ((await R.knex("user").count("id as count").first()).count !== 0) {