diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
index 0d2bdd66..1e71bced 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "gui_server_autostop_timer_expired": "The auto-stop timer already ran out. Please adjust it to start sharing.",
     "gui_server_autostart_timer_expired": "The scheduled time has already passed. Please adjust it to start sharing.",
     "gui_autostop_timer_cant_be_earlier_than_autostart_timer": "The auto-stop time can't be the same or earlier than the auto-start time. Please adjust it to start sharing.",
-    "gui_server_doesnt_support_stealth": "Sorry, this version of Tor doesn't support stealth (Client Authorization). Please try with a newer version of Tor.",
+    "gui_server_doesnt_support_stealth": "Sorry, this version of Tor doesn't support stealth (Client Authentication). Please try with a newer version of Tor, or use 'public' mode if it doesn't need to be private.",
     "share_via_onionshare": "Share via OnionShare",
     "gui_share_url_description": "<b>Anyone</b> with this OnionShare address and private key can <b>download</b> your files using the <b>Tor Browser</b>: <img src='{}' />",
     "gui_share_url_public_description": "<b>Anyone</b> with this OnionShare address can <b>download</b> your files using the <b>Tor Browser</b>: <img src='{}' />",
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py
index ed9191b0..c0c80368 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/mode/__init__.py
@@ -248,15 +248,16 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     def start_onion_thread(self, obtain_onion_early=False):
         # If we tried to start with Client Auth and our Tor is too old to support it,
         # bail out early
-        can_start = True
         if (
             not self.server_status.local_only
             and not self.app.onion.supports_stealth
             and not self.settings.get("general", "public")
            ):
-               can_start = False
-
-        if can_start:
+               self.stop_server()
+               self.start_server_error(
+                   strings._("gui_server_doesnt_support_stealth")
+               )
+        else:
             self.common.log("Mode", "start_server", "Starting an onion thread")
             self.obtain_onion_early = obtain_onion_early
             self.onion_thread = OnionThread(self)
@@ -265,12 +266,6 @@ class Mode(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.onion_thread.error.connect(self.starting_server_error.emit)
             self.onion_thread.start()
 
-        else:
-             self.stop_server()
-             self.start_server_error(
-                 strings._("gui_server_doesnt_support_stealth")
-             )
-
     def start_scheduled_service(self, obtain_onion_early=False):
         # We start a new OnionThread with the saved scheduled key from settings
         self.common.settings.load()