diff --git a/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/SocketConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/SocketConfig.java
index afc159227..40b7f5110 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/SocketConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/corundumstudio/socketio/SocketConfig.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class SocketConfig {
 
     private int soLinger = -1;
 
-    private boolean reuseAddress = false;
+    private boolean reuseAddress = true;
 
     private int acceptBackLog = 1024;