diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 19016136..8cb02608 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ def create_ninja_and_rc(l_installed):
 
     l_rc = [
         'export QP_ROOT={0}'.format(QP_ROOT),
-        '#export QP_NIC=ib0   # Choose the correct network inuterface',
         'export QP_EZFIO={0}'.format(path_ezfio.replace(QP_ROOT,"${QP_ROOT}")),
         'export QP_PYTHON={0}'.format(":".join(l_python)), "",
         'export IRPF90={0}'.format(path_irpf90.replace(QP_ROOT,"${QP_ROOT}")),
@@ -498,6 +497,10 @@ def create_ninja_and_rc(l_installed):
         'export LIBRARY_PATH="${QP_ROOT}"/lib:"${LIBRARY_PATH}"', "",
         'source ${QP_ROOT}/install/EZFIO/Bash/ezfio.sh', "",
         'source ${HOME}/.opam/opam-init/init.sh > /dev/null 2> /dev/null || true',
+        '',
+        '# Choose the correct network interface',
+        '# export QP_NIC=ib0',
+        '# export QP_NIC=eth0',
         ""
     ]
 
diff --git a/src/ZMQ/utils.irp.f b/src/ZMQ/utils.irp.f
index f2703ff8..444c33fe 100644
--- a/src/ZMQ/utils.irp.f
+++ b/src/ZMQ/utils.irp.f
@@ -257,15 +257,36 @@ function new_zmq_pull_socket()
     stop 'Unable to set ZMQ_RCVHWM on pull socket'
   endif
   
-  rc = f77_zmq_bind(new_zmq_pull_socket, zmq_socket_pull_tcp_address)
-  if (rc /= 0) then
-    print *,  'Unable to bind new_zmq_pull_socket (tcp)', zmq_socket_pull_tcp_address
+  integer :: icount
+
+  icount = 10
+  do while (icount > 0)
+    rc = f77_zmq_bind(new_zmq_pull_socket, zmq_socket_pull_inproc_address)
+    if (rc /= 0) then
+      icount = icount-1
+      call sleep(3)
+    endif
+  enddo
+
+  if (icount == 0) then
+    print *,  'Unable to bind new_zmq_pull_socket (inproc)', zmq_socket_pull_inproc_address
     stop 
   endif
-  
-  rc = f77_zmq_bind(new_zmq_pull_socket, zmq_socket_pull_inproc_address)
-  if (rc /= 0) then
-    stop 'Unable to bind new_zmq_pull_socket (inproc)'
+
+
+  icount = 10
+  do while (icount > 0)
+    rc = f77_zmq_bind(new_zmq_pull_socket, zmq_socket_pull_tcp_address)
+    if (rc /= 0) then
+      icount = icount-1
+      call sleep(3)
+    endif
+    
+  enddo
+
+  if (icount == 0) then
+    print *,  'Unable to bind new_zmq_pull_socket (tcp)', zmq_socket_pull_tcp_address
+    stop 
   endif
   
 end