diff --git a/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt b/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt
index 0a9a0f0..d0b9e1f 100644
--- a/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt
+++ b/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public object UdpPort : PortFactory {
         coroutineContext: CoroutineContext = context.coroutineContext,
     ): ChannelPort = ChannelPort(context,coroutineContext){
         DatagramChannel.open().apply {
-            bind(InetSocketAddress(host, port))
+            connect(InetSocketAddress(host, port))
             configureBlocking(false)
         }
     }