`Error: Not connected to the internet` when invoking http.createServer

Want to invoke http.createServer outside of connecting to a network or creating access point. But I get this error:

Error: Not connected to the internet

My code follows this logic in event loop:

1. Start AP
   
2. Try to connect to network
   
3. Start web server
   
4. Stop AP when successfully connected to a network
   
   

i.e.

E.on('init', function() {
    APCheck = enableWifiScan();
    startAP();
  // If we try to connect to wifi at the same time we scan, there will be
  // conflicts and scan will return nothing
  setTimeout(function() {
    connectToWifi(); // If successful, stops AP
  }, 2000);

  // Create server anyway as we'll allow for control of the MCU through AP
  // if it has not connected to a network
  http.createServer(getPage).listen(80);
});

The reason for this is I want to be able to have the MCU serve a configuration page which will allow user to configure the network to connect to, making the device portable without hardcoding a network.

I could probably start the server after access point has been created, add a check to see if a server has been instantiated after connecting to a network, but wondering if there's an easier way.