diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 717341e..b9b2a89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 /.jiri
-#TODO(nlacasse): Get rid of .v23 below once v23->jiri transition is complete.
 browser/build.js*
 browser/index.html
 browser/third-party
 go/bin
 go/pkg
 node_modules
-/.v23
 /credentials
diff --git a/go/src/v.io/x/p2b/main.go b/go/src/v.io/x/p2b/main.go
index a2c83b7..20e4c73 100644
--- a/go/src/v.io/x/p2b/main.go
+++ b/go/src/v.io/x/p2b/main.go
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx, shutdown := v23.Init()
+	ctx, shutdown, err := v23.TryInit()
+	if err != nil {
+		vlog.Errorf("Faile to initialize the vanadium runtime: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
 	defer shutdown()
 
 	name := flag.Arg(0)