diff --git a/lib/wrapper.js b/lib/wrapper.js
index 092ab86..f57d570 100644
--- a/lib/wrapper.js
+++ b/lib/wrapper.js
@@ -85,11 +85,23 @@ if (typeof argv.m === 'string'){
 argv.f = p.resolve(argv.f);
 
 // Hack to force the wrapper process to stay open by launching a ghost socket server
-var server = net.createServer().listen();
+// Some security penetration tests create numerous daily socket errors that restart the wrapper.
+// Handling errors here is preferable to restarting the service for no real reason.
+function createKeepAliveServer() {
+  var sv = net.createServer((c) => {
+    c.on('error', (err) => {
+      log.warn(`Socket error (${err.code}) in wrapper keep-alive. Ignoring...`);
+    });
+  });
+  sv.listen();
+  return sv;
+}
+var server = createKeepAliveServer();
 
 server.on('error', function (err) {
-    launch('warn', err.message);
-    server = net.createServer().listen();
+  server.close(); // don't leak a trail of unclosed servers
+  launch('warn', err.message);
+  server = createKeepAliveServer();
 });
 
 /**