diff --git a/src/app_service/common/net_utils.nim b/src/app_service/common/net_utils.nim
index ba7e65241c..b55fad2194 100644
--- a/src/app_service/common/net_utils.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/common/net_utils.nim
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import net
 
 # Util function to test if a port is busy
 proc isPortBusy*(port: Port): bool =
-  var sock: Socket
+  result = false
+  let socket = newSocket()
+  defer: socket.close()
+
   try:
-    sock = newSocket()
-    sock.setSockOpt(OptReuseAddr, true)
-    sock.bindAddr(port)
-    sock.close()
-    return false
+    socket.connect("localhost", port)
+    result = true
   except OSError:
-    return true
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+    result = false
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