diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
index d3c46f13..eeb4e783 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/BungeeCord.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.Channel;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelException;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelFutureListener;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelOption;
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.util.ResourceLeakDetector;
 import net.md_5.bungee.conf.Configuration;
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ public class BungeeCord extends ProxyServer
             };
             new ServerBootstrap()
                     .channel( PipelineUtils.getServerChannel() )
+                    .option( ChannelOption.SO_REUSEADDR, true )
                     .childAttr( PipelineUtils.LISTENER, info )
                     .childHandler( PipelineUtils.SERVER_CHILD )
                     .group( eventLoops )