diff --git a/lib/multicast.js b/lib/multicast.js
index bcfd2185..75ebb9a0 100644
--- a/lib/multicast.js
+++ b/lib/multicast.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gun.on('create', function(root){
   socket.bind(udp.port);
 
   socket.on("listening", function(){
-    socket.addMembership(udp.address);
+    try { socket.addMembership(udp.address) }catch(e){ return }
     udp.peer = {id: udp.address + ':' + udp.port, wire: socket};
 
     udp.peer.say = function(raw){