diff --git a/gmcapsule/gemini.py b/gmcapsule/gemini.py

index 18a2ff2..68e9669 100644

--- a/gmcapsule/gemini.py

+++ b/gmcapsule/gemini.py

@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ class Server:

     while True:

         try:

             self.sock = socket.socket()

+ self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)

             self.sock.bind((self.address, self.port))

             self.sock.listen(5)

             self.sv_conn = SSL.Connection(self.context, self.sock)