diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp
index 682928a10..28b8158ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ ServerApp::startServer()
         assert(m_serverState == kInitialized);
     }
 
-    double retryTime {};
     ClientListener* listener = NULL;
     try {
         listener   = openClientListener(args().m_config->getSynergyAddress());
@@ -554,10 +553,9 @@ ServerApp::startServer()
         return true;
     }
     catch (XSocketAddressInUse& e) {
-        LOG((CLOG_WARN "cannot listen for clients: %s", e.what()));
+        LOG((CLOG_CRIT "cannot listen for clients: %s", e.what()));
         closeClientListener(listener);
         updateStatus(String("cannot listen for clients: ") + e.what());
-        retryTime = 10.0;
     }
     catch (XBase& e) {
         LOG((CLOG_CRIT "failed to start server: %s", e.what()));
@@ -568,6 +566,7 @@ ServerApp::startServer()
     if (args().m_restartable) {
         // install a timer and handler to retry later
         assert(m_timer == NULL);
+        const auto retryTime = 10.0;
         LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "retry in %.0f seconds", retryTime));
         m_timer = m_events->newOneShotTimer(retryTime, NULL);
         m_events->adoptHandler(Event::kTimer, m_timer,