diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index 920596f..a4de8aa 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void socket_configure(void)
     struct sockaddr_in6 sockaddr_inet6 = {};
     struct sockaddr *sockaddr_p;
     socklen_t socklen;
+    int optval;
 
     /* Parse socket string */
 
@@ -225,6 +226,12 @@ void socket_configure(void)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+    if (setsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &optval, sizeof(optval)))
+    {
+        tio_error_printf("Failed to set socket options (%s)", strerror(errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
     /* Bind */
     if (bind(sockfd, sockaddr_p, socklen) < 0)
     {