diff --git a/packages/nice-grpc/src/server/Server.ts b/packages/nice-grpc/src/server/Server.ts
index 29ce1d3a..b3d9d310 100644
--- a/packages/nice-grpc/src/server/Server.ts
+++ b/packages/nice-grpc/src/server/Server.ts
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ function createServerWithMiddleware<CallContextExt = {}>(
         );
       });
 
-      server.start();
-
       return port;
     },