diff --git a/lib/statsd.js b/lib/statsd.js
index f27383b..7359d61 100644
--- a/lib/statsd.js
+++ b/lib/statsd.js
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ Client.prototype.send = function (stat, value, type, sampleRate, tags, callback)
   // Only send this stat if we're not a mock Client.
   if(!this.mock) {
     buf = new Buffer(message);
+    if(this.socket._bindState === 0){
+      this.socket.bind({
+        port      : 0,
+        exclusive : true
+      }, null);
+    }
     this.socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, this.port, this.host, callback);
   } else {
     if(typeof callback === 'function'){