diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.cpp b/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.cpp
index cfa813eb7be..b25fcbe362e 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ EthernetServer::EthernetServer(uint16_t port)
   _port = port;
 }
 
-void EthernetServer::begin()
+EthernetServer::EthernetServer() {}
+
+void EthernetServer::begin(uint16_t port)
 {
+   _port = port;
   for (int sock = 0; sock < MAX_SOCK_NUM; sock++) {
     EthernetClient client(sock);
     if (client.status() == SnSR::CLOSED) {
@@ -26,6 +29,10 @@ void EthernetServer::begin()
   }  
 }
 
+void EthernetServer::begin() {
+   begin(_port);
+}
+
 void EthernetServer::accept()
 {
   int listening = 0;
diff --git a/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.h b/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.h
index 86ccafe9690..83f14f8824a 100644
--- a/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.h
+++ b/libraries/Ethernet/src/EthernetServer.h
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ public Server {
   void accept();
 public:
   EthernetServer(uint16_t);
+  EthernetServer();
   EthernetClient available();
+  virtual void begin(uint16_t);
   virtual void begin();
   virtual size_t write(uint8_t);
   virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buf, size_t size);