diff --git a/lib/ns/interfacemgr.c b/lib/ns/interfacemgr.c
index 2b0f192aa0..ea10b11bde 100644
--- a/lib/ns/interfacemgr.c
+++ b/lib/ns/interfacemgr.c
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ ns_interface_listenhttp(ns_interface_t *ifp, isc_tlsctx_t *sslctx, char **eps,
 			result = isc_nm_http_endpoint(sock, eps[i],
 						      ns__client_request, ifp,
 						      sizeof(ns_client_t));
+			if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}