diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ed227b1..dc748bb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.1.3
+
+- Relay Client no longer throws errors on init
+
 ## 2.1.2
 
 - No internet connection/invalid URL errors will no longer throw, but the relay's `onRelayClientError` will emit them.
diff --git a/lib/apis/core/core.dart b/lib/apis/core/core.dart
index 2d66d075..21bfb09c 100644
--- a/lib/apis/core/core.dart
+++ b/lib/apis/core/core.dart
@@ -152,17 +152,13 @@ class Core implements ICore {
   Future<void> start() async {
     await storage.init();
     await crypto.init();
+    await relayClient.init();
 
-    try {
-      await relayClient.init();
-    } catch (e) {
-      // If the relay URL is the default, try both it and the backup (.org)
-      if (_relayUrl == WalletConnectConstants.DEFAULT_RELAY_URL) {
-        _relayUrl = WalletConnectConstants.FALLBACK_RELAY_URL;
-        try {
-          await relayClient.init();
-        } catch (_) {}
-      }
+    // If it didn't connect, and the relayUrl is the default, try the fallback
+    if (!relayClient.isConnected &&
+        _relayUrl == WalletConnectConstants.DEFAULT_RELAY_URL) {
+      _relayUrl = WalletConnectConstants.FALLBACK_RELAY_URL;
+      relayClient.connect();
     }
 
     await expirer.init();
diff --git a/lib/apis/core/relay_client/relay_client.dart b/lib/apis/core/relay_client/relay_client.dart
index b3f47aca..a738079d 100644
--- a/lib/apis/core/relay_client/relay_client.dart
+++ b/lib/apis/core/relay_client/relay_client.dart
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ class RelayClient implements IRelayClient {
           e,
         ),
       );
-      rethrow;
     }
     _connecting = false;
   }
diff --git a/lib/apis/utils/constants.dart b/lib/apis/utils/constants.dart
index f1d7ded6..f07f2ac6 100644
--- a/lib/apis/utils/constants.dart
+++ b/lib/apis/utils/constants.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class WalletConnectConstants {
-  static const SDK_VERSION = '2.1.2';
+  static const SDK_VERSION = '2.1.3';
 
   static const CORE_PROTOCOL = 'wc';
   static const CORE_VERSION = 2;
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e3f3bd1e..23c55b00 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: walletconnect_flutter_v2
 description: WalletConnect v2 client made in dart for flutter.
-version: 2.1.2
+version: 2.1.3
 repository: https://github.com/WalletConnect/WalletConnectFlutterV2
 
 environment:
diff --git a/test/core_api/relay_client_test.dart b/test/core_api/relay_client_test.dart
index 5090b4bb..0a716095 100644
--- a/test/core_api/relay_client_test.dart
+++ b/test/core_api/relay_client_test.dart
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ void main() {
       });
       await core.storage.init();
       await core.crypto.init();
-      try {
-        await core.relayClient.init();
-      } on WalletConnectError catch (e) {
-        expect(e.message, 'No internet connection: test');
-      }
+      await core.relayClient.init();
+      // try {} on WalletConnectError catch (e) {
+      //   expect(e.message, 'No internet connection: test');
+      // }
 
       verify(mockWebSocketHandler.setup(
         url: argThat(