diff --git a/adafruit_httpserver/server.py b/adafruit_httpserver/server.py
index fbf3d0c..f103b2c 100644
--- a/adafruit_httpserver/server.py
+++ b/adafruit_httpserver/server.py
@@ -210,9 +210,15 @@ def start(self, host: str, port: int = 80) -> None:
         self._sock = self._socket_source.socket(
             self._socket_source.AF_INET, self._socket_source.SOCK_STREAM
         )
-        self._sock.bind((host, port))
-        self._sock.listen(10)
-        self._sock.setblocking(False)  # Non-blocking socket
+        try:
+            # Only for CPython, prevents "Address already in use" error
+            self._sock.setsockopt(
+                self._socket_source.SOL_SOCKET, self._socket_source.SO_REUSEADDR, 1
+            )
+        finally:
+            self._sock.bind((host, port))
+            self._sock.listen(10)
+            self._sock.setblocking(False)  # Non-blocking socket
 
         if self.debug:
             _debug_started_server(self)
diff --git a/examples/httpserver_cpython.py b/examples/httpserver_cpython.py
index 48466f1..292b931 100644
--- a/examples/httpserver_cpython.py
+++ b/examples/httpserver_cpython.py
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ def base(request: Request):
     return Response(request, "Hello from the CircuitPython HTTP Server!")
 
 
-# runs on port 5000; ports < 1024 require sudo.
+# Ports below 1024 are reserved for root user only.
+# If you want to run this example on a port below 1024, you need to run it as root (or with `sudo`).
 server.serve_forever("0.0.0.0", 5000)