diff --git a/daemon/container_operations.go b/daemon/container_operations.go
index 3c08e10657..b62bfec898 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations.go
@@ -726,8 +726,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) connectToNetwork(container *container.Container, idOrName
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = daemon.updateNetworkConfig(container, n, endpointConfig, updateSettings)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := daemon.updateNetworkConfig(container, n, endpointConfig, updateSettings); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}