diff --git a/lib/networking.js b/lib/networking.js
index 37cd9c4..3707d7c 100644
--- a/lib/networking.js
+++ b/lib/networking.js
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ Networking.prototype.createSocket = function (
 
   sock.bind(port, address, function (err) {
     if ((!err) && (port === 5353)) {
-      sock.addMembership(MDNS_MULTICAST);
-      sock.setMulticastTTL(255);
-      sock.setMulticastLoopback(true);
+        try {
+            sock.addMembership(MDNS_MULTICAST);
+            sock.setMulticastTTL(255);
+            sock.setMulticastLoopback(true);
+        } catch(err) {}
     }
     next(err, interfaceIndex, networkInterface, sock);
   });