diff --git a/src/main/java/ChatServer.java b/src/main/java/ChatServer.java
index 70929e7..33d2860 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ChatServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ChatServer.java
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ public class ChatServer {
 			}
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+		} finally {
+			try {
+			serverSocket.close();
+			} catch (IOException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+			
 		}
 
 	}