diff --git a/src/XrdSciTokens/src/XrdAccSciTokens.cc b/src/XrdSciTokens/src/XrdAccSciTokens.cc
index e75a55fff71..c1b086ab037 100644
--- a/src/XrdSciTokens/src/XrdAccSciTokens.cc
+++ b/src/XrdSciTokens/src/XrdAccSciTokens.cc
@@ -901,7 +901,6 @@ class XrdAccSciTokens : public XrdAccAuthorize, public XrdSciTokensHelper
 
         if (issuers.empty()) {
             m_log.Emsg("Reconfig", "No issuers configured.");
-            return false;
         }
 
         pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&m_config_lock);