diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index f932bdeb896fc667ea2c5643b714da25c983f8f0..0894877b9095249450582c70e15f08e63167b500 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Server():
         # create socket bind to server address
         broadcast_listen_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
         broadcast_listen_sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-        broadcast_listen_sock.bind(('0.0.0.0', SERVER_BROADCAST_PORT))
+        broadcast_listen_sock.bind((MY_IP, SERVER_BROADCAST_PORT))
 
         
         while True:
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class Server():
                 time.sleep(1)
                 self.print_group_view()
                 self.printwt(f'The current leader IP is: {self.leader_IP}')
-    
             
 
         #this function enables the server to send a broadcast to the server group and receive the answers of existing members