diff --git a/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts b/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts
index f99d11fe8..b4d4b4ff0 100644
--- a/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts
+++ b/ts/session/snode_api/snodePool.ts
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ export async function refreshRandomPool(forceRefresh = false): Promise<void> {
         if (randomSnodePool.length < minSnodePoolCount) {
           window?.log?.warn('refreshRandomPool: not enough snodes in db, going to fetch from seed');
         }
-
-        return;
       } else {
         window?.log?.warn('refreshRandomPool: did not find snodes in db.');
       }