diff --git a/cmd/api.go b/cmd/api.go
index 26f18ce..71e1304 100644
--- a/cmd/api.go
+++ b/cmd/api.go
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ var apiCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		v0 := e.Group("/v0")
 
 		handler := apihandler.New()
-		if &handler == nil {
-			log.Fatal("Newly created APIHandler is nil")
-		}
 
 		handler.BottinAPIClient = bottindata.NewApiClient("bottin", "localhost", "http", 1312)