In 1904 he was amnestied by the authorities and settled in Sofia where he worked as a teacher. The failure of the uprising reignited the rivalries between the varying factions of the Macedonian revolutionary movement. The left-wing faction opposed Bulgarian nationalism but the Centralist's faction of the IMARO, drifted more and more towards it.
After being granted amnesty in 1904, he moved to Sofia and took up a teaching position. The unsuccessful uprising reignited tensions between various factions within the Macedonian revolutionary movement. The left-wing faction opposed Bulgarian nationalism, while the Centralist faction of IMARO increasingly aligned itself with it.