diff --git a/control/discovery.py b/control/discovery.py
index d91ee23de..18a9e83ed 100644
--- a/control/discovery.py
+++ b/control/discovery.py
@@ -1022,6 +1022,8 @@ def start_service(self):
         """Enable listening on the server side."""
 
         sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        # Set the SO_REUSEADDR option
+        sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
         sock.bind((self.discovery_addr, int(self.discovery_port)))
         sock.listen(MAX_CONNECTION)
         sock.setblocking(False)