diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 93233b466..a713eacab 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub fn setup_logging() {
 
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     setup_logging();
-    rustls::crypto::aws_lc_rs::default_provider().install_default();
+    rustls::crypto::aws_lc_rs::default_provider().install_default().expect("no provider was set as default beforehand");
     let release = match option_env!("GIT_COMMIT_SHA") {
         Some(s) => Some(Cow::Borrowed(s)),
         None => sentry::release_name!(),