diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index 454ac1d22..be904e6b9 100644
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -3116,8 +3116,11 @@ def RunServerMultiThreaded(addr, port, server_handler):
             ipv6_sock = context.wrap_socket(ipv6_sock, server_side=True)
 
     numThreads = 24
-    ipv4_sock.bind((addr, port))
-    ipv4_sock.listen(numThreads)
+    try:
+        ipv4_sock.bind((addr, port))
+        ipv4_sock.listen(numThreads)
+    except Exception:
+         print("IPv4 Socket Failed to Bind.")
 
     if ipv6_sock:
         try: