It's an impulse he understands; Han could probably have found some legitimate career but he chose the wrong side of the law, running spice for Jabba, constantly tailed by Imperials, skirting death every day. It wasn't only about the money. The war was terrible, but it was a good fit for him; that doesn't mean he enjoyed it, only that it was satisfying to strive to end it. Peace had been more difficult, and when that fell apart he threw himself into the same old game, bar fights and blasters under the table

"I'd rather take my chances with the rathtars."