diff --git a/gns3server/web/web_server.py b/gns3server/web/web_server.py
index b59a4ef1..1b27d832 100644
--- a/gns3server/web/web_server.py
+++ b/gns3server/web/web_server.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class WebServer:
         try:
             srv = self._loop.create_server(handler, self._host, self._port, ssl=ssl_context)
             self._server, startup_res = self._loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(srv, self._app.startup(), loop=self._loop))
-        except OSError as e:
+        except (OSError, asyncio.CancelledError) as e:
             log.critical("Could not start the server: {}".format(e))
             return False
         return True