diff --git a/src/platform/nrf52/AsyncUDP.cpp b/src/platform/nrf52/AsyncUDP.cpp
index 8c937d71f..5431597c5 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrf52/AsyncUDP.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/nrf52/AsyncUDP.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ bool AsyncUDP::listenMulticast(IPAddress multicastIP, uint16_t port, uint8_t ttl
 {
     if (!isMulticast(multicastIP))
         return false;
+    if (!udp.beginMulticast(multicastIP, port))
+        return false;
     localPort = port;
-    udp.beginMulticast(multicastIP, port);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -80,4 +81,4 @@ int32_t AsyncUDP::runOnce()
     return 5; // check every 5ms
 }
 
-#endif // HAS_ETHERNET
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // HAS_ETHERNET