diff --git a/attestation/ras/kcms/kcmstools/kcmstools.go b/attestation/ras/kcms/kcmstools/kcmstools.go
index e5ef83bdc28557c8952464d244f01ecbf4e6ad45..5feff623479704561196b5afeae8d0fa73c5020f 100644
--- a/attestation/ras/kcms/kcmstools/kcmstools.go
+++ b/attestation/ras/kcms/kcmstools/kcmstools.go
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ const (
 func dailKMS() net.Conn {
 	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", "localhost:5696", 3*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+                fmt.Println("Error connecting to KMS:", err)
+                return nil
 	}
 	return conn
 }