diff --git a/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrc.cpp b/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrc.cpp
index b1bf3c012..b203dd611 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrc.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrc.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,15 @@ bool UDPSrc::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 		{
 			m_udpPort = cfg.getUDPPort();
 
-			if (!m_audioSocket->bind(QHostAddress::Any, m_udpPort-1))
+			disconnect(m_audioSocket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(audioReadyRead()));
+			delete m_audioSocket;
+			m_audioSocket = new QUdpSocket(this);
+
+			if (m_audioSocket->bind(QHostAddress::Any, m_udpPort-1))
+			{
+				connect(m_audioSocket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(audioReadyRead()));
+			}
+			else
 			{
 				qWarning("UDPSrc::handleMessage: cannot bind audio socket");
 			}
diff --git a/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrcgui.ui b/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrcgui.ui
index 9be79fa62..605fb0f1b 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrcgui.ui
+++ b/plugins/channel/udpsrc/udpsrcgui.ui
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="audioPortlabel">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Audio</string>
+         <string>Audio on</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -334,14 +334,17 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="audioPort">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Audio input port</string>
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>9998</string>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
         </property>
-       </widget>
+       </spacer>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </item>