diff --git a/echoserver/echoserver.c b/echoserver/echoserver.c
index 23c5dce..0722e53 100644
--- a/echoserver/echoserver.c
+++ b/echoserver/echoserver.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     // use the setsockopt function to make the socket accept different configurations
     // allow for the reuse of the address/bind.
-    setsockopt(socketEchoFD, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &reuseAddrOpt, sizeof(reuseAddrOpt));
+    // setsockopt(socketEchoFD, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &reuseAddrOpt, sizeof(reuseAddrOpt));
     // also need to set the socket to keepalive using setsockopt
     setsockopt(socketEchoFD, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &keepAliveOpt, sizeof(keepAliveOpt));
     // CODE HERE