diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index 656f5a2..c650caf 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ atexit.register(on_exit)
 ilist = []
 
 sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-sock.bind(("", hb_port))
 sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+sock.bind(("", hb_port))
 ilist.append(sock)
 
 sock6 = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)