diff --git a/talpid-wireguard/src/ephemeral.rs b/talpid-wireguard/src/ephemeral.rs
index 9b146de66f75..c8df8835e745 100644
--- a/talpid-wireguard/src/ephemeral.rs
+++ b/talpid-wireguard/src/ephemeral.rs
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ async fn config_ephemeral_peers_inner(
     >,
     #[cfg(target_os = "android")] tun_provider: Arc<Mutex<TunProvider>>,
 ) -> Result<(), CloseMsg> {
+    // NOTE: This one often fails with multihop on Windows, even though the handshake afterwards
+    // succeeds. So we try anyway if it fails.
     #[cfg(force_wireguard_handshake)]
-    establish_tunnel_connection(tunnel, connectivity).await?;
+    let _ = establish_tunnel_connection(tunnel, connectivity).await;
 
     let ephemeral_private_key = PrivateKey::new_from_random();
     let close_obfs_sender = close_obfs_sender.clone();