diff --git a/src/addr_util.cpp b/src/addr_util.cpp
index 411ae4bc..933eda73 100644
--- a/src/addr_util.cpp
+++ b/src/addr_util.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -186,3 +188,51 @@ std::vector<std::string> getifaddr_list(std::vector<std::string> mask_cfg, bool
     freeifaddrs(list);
     return addresses;
 }
+
+int create_and_bind_socket(std::string bind_address, int bind_port, int listen_backlog, int *listening_port)
+{
+    sockaddr addr;
+    if (!string_to_addr(bind_address, 0, bind_port, &addr))
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error("bind address "+bind_address+" is not valid");
+    }
+
+    int listen_fd = socket(addr.sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (listen_fd < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("socket: ") + strerror(errno));
+    }
+    int enable = 1;
+    setsockopt(listen_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &enable, sizeof(enable));
+
+    if (bind(listen_fd, &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0)
+    {
+        close(listen_fd);
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("bind: ") + strerror(errno));
+    }
+    if (listening_port)
+    {
+        if (bind_port == 0)
+        {
+            socklen_t len = sizeof(addr);
+            if (getsockname(listen_fd, (sockaddr *)&addr, &len) == -1)
+            {
+                close(listen_fd);
+                throw std::runtime_error(std::string("getsockname: ") + strerror(errno));
+            }
+            *listening_port = ntohs(((sockaddr_in*)&addr)->sin_port);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            *listening_port = bind_port;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (listen(listen_fd, listen_backlog ? listen_backlog : 128) < 0)
+    {
+        close(listen_fd);
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("listen: ") + strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    return listen_fd;
+}
diff --git a/src/addr_util.h b/src/addr_util.h
index b8f7da75..83775515 100644
--- a/src/addr_util.h
+++ b/src/addr_util.h
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 bool string_to_addr(std::string str, bool parse_port, int default_port, struct sockaddr *addr);
 std::string addr_to_string(const sockaddr &addr);
 std::vector<std::string> getifaddr_list(std::vector<std::string> mask_cfg = std::vector<std::string>(), bool include_v6 = false);
+int create_and_bind_socket(std::string bind_address, int bind_port, int listen_backlog, int *listening_port);
diff --git a/src/osd.cpp b/src/osd.cpp
index 25dd2d33..67a4c5a3 100644
--- a/src/osd.cpp
+++ b/src/osd.cpp
@@ -200,46 +200,7 @@ void osd_t::bind_socket()
 
     // FIXME Support multiple listening sockets
 
-    sockaddr addr;
-    if (!string_to_addr(bind_address, 0, bind_port, &addr))
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error("bind address "+bind_address+" is not valid");
-    }
-
-    listen_fd = socket(addr.sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (listen_fd < 0)
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("socket: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-    int enable = 1;
-    setsockopt(listen_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &enable, sizeof(enable));
-
-    if (bind(listen_fd, &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0)
-    {
-        close(listen_fd);
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("bind: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-    if (bind_port == 0)
-    {
-        socklen_t len = sizeof(addr);
-        if (getsockname(listen_fd, (sockaddr *)&addr, &len) == -1)
-        {
-            close(listen_fd);
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("getsockname: ") + strerror(errno));
-        }
-        listening_port = ntohs(((sockaddr_in*)&addr)->sin_port);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        listening_port = bind_port;
-    }
-
-    if (listen(listen_fd, listen_backlog) < 0)
-    {
-        close(listen_fd);
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("listen: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-
+    listen_fd = create_and_bind_socket(bind_address, bind_port, listen_backlog, &listening_port);
     fcntl(listen_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(listen_fd, F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
 
     epmgr->set_fd_handler(listen_fd, false, [this](int fd, int events)
diff --git a/src/stub_osd.cpp b/src/stub_osd.cpp
index 4e2fa5c2..cf61fa14 100644
--- a/src/stub_osd.cpp
+++ b/src/stub_osd.cpp
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@
 #include "rw_blocking.h"
 #include "osd_ops.h"
 
-int bind_stub(std::string bind_address, int bind_port);
-
 void run_stub(int peer_fd);
 
 int main(int narg, char *args[])
 {
-    int listen_fd = bind_stub("0.0.0.0", 11203);
+    int listen_fd = create_and_bind_socket("0.0.0.0", 11203, 128, NULL);
     // Accept new connections
     sockaddr addr;
     socklen_t peer_addr_size = sizeof(addr);
@@ -76,39 +74,6 @@ int main(int narg, char *args[])
     return 0;
 }
 
-int bind_stub(std::string bind_address, int bind_port)
-{
-    int listen_backlog = 128;
-
-    sockaddr addr;
-    if (!string_to_addr(bind_address, 0, bind_port, &addr))
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error("bind address "+bind_address+" is not valid");
-    }
-
-    int listen_fd = socket(addr.sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (listen_fd < 0)
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("socket: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-    int enable = 1;
-    setsockopt(listen_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &enable, sizeof(enable));
-
-    if (bind(listen_fd, &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0)
-    {
-        close(listen_fd);
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("bind: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-
-    if (listen(listen_fd, listen_backlog) < 0)
-    {
-        close(listen_fd);
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("listen: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-
-    return listen_fd;
-}
-
 void run_stub(int peer_fd)
 {
     osd_any_op_t op;
diff --git a/src/stub_uring_osd.cpp b/src/stub_uring_osd.cpp
index f9a8d4b9..95c43178 100644
--- a/src/stub_uring_osd.cpp
+++ b/src/stub_uring_osd.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include "epoll_manager.h"
 #include "messenger.h"
 
-int bind_stub(std::string bind_address, int bind_port);
-
 void stub_exec_op(osd_messenger_t *msgr, osd_op_t *op);
 
 int main(int narg, char *args[])
@@ -43,7 +41,8 @@ int main(int narg, char *args[])
     json11::Json config = json11::Json::object { { "log_level", 1 } };
     msgr->parse_config(config);
     // Accept new connections
-    int listen_fd = bind_stub("0.0.0.0", 11203);
+    int listen_fd = create_and_bind_socket("0.0.0.0", 11203, 128, NULL);
+    fcntl(listen_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(listen_fd, F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
     epmgr->set_fd_handler(listen_fd, false, [listen_fd, msgr](int fd, int events)
     {
         msgr->accept_connections(listen_fd);
@@ -67,41 +66,6 @@ int main(int narg, char *args[])
     return 0;
 }
 
-int bind_stub(std::string bind_address, int bind_port)
-{
-    int listen_backlog = 128;
-
-    sockaddr addr;
-    if (!string_to_addr(bind_address, 0, bind_port, &addr))
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error("bind address "+bind_address+" is not valid");
-    }
-
-    int listen_fd = socket(addr.sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (listen_fd < 0)
-    {
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("socket: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-    int enable = 1;
-    setsockopt(listen_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &enable, sizeof(enable));
-
-    if (bind(listen_fd, &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0)
-    {
-        close(listen_fd);
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("bind: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-
-    if (listen(listen_fd, listen_backlog) < 0)
-    {
-        close(listen_fd);
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("listen: ") + strerror(errno));
-    }
-
-    fcntl(listen_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(listen_fd, F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
-
-    return listen_fd;
-}
-
 void stub_exec_op(osd_messenger_t *msgr, osd_op_t *op)
 {
     op->reply.hdr.magic = SECONDARY_OSD_REPLY_MAGIC;