diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/FirewallHelper.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/FirewallHelper.cpp
index d94329011eb..fe20d30f190 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/FirewallHelper.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/FirewallHelper.cpp
@@ -1481,6 +1481,8 @@ Bool FirewallHelperClass::openSpareSocket(UnsignedShort port) {
 
 	if (m_spareSockets[i].udp->Bind((UnsignedInt)0, port) != 0) {
 		DEBUG_CRASH(("FirewallHelperClass::openSpareSocket - Failed to init spare socket"));
+		delete m_spareSockets[i].udp;
+		m_spareSockets[i].udp = nullptr;
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/udp.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/udp.cpp
index e5f30ccb795..e3ab907928b 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/udp.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/udp.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ Int UDP::Bind(UnsignedInt IP,UnsignedShort Port)
   {
     status=GetStatus();
     //CERR("Bind failure (" << status << ") IP " << IP << " PORT " << Port )
+    closesocket(fd);
+    fd=0;
     return(status);
   }