diff --git a/ingestor/managers/ingestor_manager.py b/ingestor/managers/ingestor_manager.py
index 42657d7..78b442f 100644
--- a/ingestor/managers/ingestor_manager.py
+++ b/ingestor/managers/ingestor_manager.py
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ class IngestorManager():
 
                 if server_instance is not None:
                     self.opc_managers[server] = server_instance
+                else:
+                    self.logger.warning(
+                        f"Failed to initialize OPC manager for server {server}, "
+                        f"removing server from managed tags."
+                    )
+                    _a = [self.managed_tags[slot].pop(server, None)
+                          for slot, _value in self.managed_tags.items()]
 
         for server in list(self.opc_managers.keys()):
             if server not in registered_servers:
@@ -168,13 +175,6 @@ class IngestorManager():
                             self.manage_server(
                                 slot, server, slot_config[server], slot_config[server]['tags']
                             )
-                else:
-                    self.logger.warning(
-                        f"OPC server {server} reconnecting failed. "
-                        f"Removing server from managed tags."
-                    )
-                    for slot, slot_config in self.managed_tags.items():
-                        self.managed_tags[slot].pop(server, None)
 
     def declare_active(self):
         """