diff --git a/ctrl/sbbs.ini b/ctrl/sbbs.ini
index aef93ddd0f01f01b938e131eaab9100fb5a770c2..29e4e5b55b657f9a3bdfb1502ad826b411234c6f 100644
--- a/ctrl/sbbs.ini
+++ b/ctrl/sbbs.ini
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 	TempDirectory=
 ; Increase value to decrease semaphore file checking frequency:
 	SemFileCheckFrequency=5	; seconds
+; Set the number of times a bind() will be attempted for each port.
+; increase this if you get errors binding to ports on reloads
+	BindRetryCount=2
+; Delay between bind retries
+	BindRetryDelay=15
 
 [BBS]
 ; Set to 'false' to disable Telnet/Rlogin/Event server: