diff --git a/src/itscp_core.c b/src/itscp_core.c
index 1646d540d20a3e41bf2588f72e3ca5f72c7ef509..f232f66544aef09675a574d3e51bdc4df5eb0fa1 100644
--- a/src/itscp_core.c
+++ b/src/itscp_core.c
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ int itscp_listen(ITSCPContext *ctx) {
     goto DONE;
   }
 
+  int optval = 1;
+  if (setsockopt(ctx->sock_main, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (const char*)&optval, sizeof(optval)) == -1) {
+    printf("setsockopt failed\n");
+    ret = -1;
+    goto DONE;
+  }
+
   if (listen(ctx->sock_main, SOMAXCONN) < 0) {
     printf("itscp_listen: socket listen failed\n");
     ret = -1;