diff --git a/fish/theme-t31m/ssm_tunnel.fish b/fish/theme-t31m/ssm_tunnel.fish
index 6327493..c65f799 100644
--- a/fish/theme-t31m/ssm_tunnel.fish
+++ b/fish/theme-t31m/ssm_tunnel.fish
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function ssm_tunnel --description 'access private AWS ressources via Bastion Hos
 
     # make sure jq is installed
     # Start socat on the remote server
-    set CMD "'sudo socat TCP4-LISTEN:$REM_PORT,fork TCP4:$REMOTE_HOST'"
+    set CMD "'sudo socat TCP4-LISTEN:$REM_PORT,reuseaddr,fork TCP4:$REMOTE_HOST'"
     set CMD_INVOC_ID (aws ssm send-command --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID \
     --document-name 'AWS-RunShellScript' \
     --parameters "commands=$CMD,executionTimeout=$TIMEOUT" --output json | jq -r '.Command.CommandId')