diff --git a/etc/init.d/storm-frontend-server.in b/etc/init.d/storm-frontend-server.in
index 4c15266..0e3ac3d 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/storm-frontend-server.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/storm-frontend-server.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ check_if_running() {
     if [ $? -ne $SUCCESS ]; then
         return $FALSE # not running
     fi
-    IS_UP=`netstat -lp | grep $PID`
+    IS_UP=`netstat -tlnp | grep $PID`
     if [ -z "$IS_UP" ]; then
         return $FALSE  # not running
     fi
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ case "$1" in
             check_if_running
             while [ $? -eq $TRUE ]; do
                 echo -n "."
-                sleep 1
+                sleep .1
                 check_if_running
             done
             rm -f $PIDFILE
diff --git a/src/frontend/storm-frontend.cpp b/src/frontend/storm-frontend.cpp
index c882224..ac7b438 100644
--- a/src/frontend/storm-frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/storm-frontend.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ soap* initSoap() {
 	soap_data->accept_timeout = 5;
 	// supporting HTTP GET in order to reply the wsdl
 	soap_data->fget = http_get;
-	//    soap_data->bind_flags |= SO_REUSEADDR;
+	soap_data->bind_flags = SO_REUSEADDR;
 
 	int flags = CGSI_OPT_DELEG_FLAG;
 	// Renamed disable with enable and changed checks accordingly