diff --git a/discordAudioBot/pdabHandler.mjs b/discordAudioBot/pdabHandler.mjs
index fa80dad..08d57e4 100644
--- a/discordAudioBot/pdabHandler.mjs
+++ b/discordAudioBot/pdabHandler.mjs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let pdabProcess = false;
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+const port = process.env.PDAB_PORT || 3000;
 
 let botCallback;
 
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@ export const initDiscordBotClient = (clientId, callback, runPDAB = true) => {
 }
 
 export const startPdabSocketServer = () => {
-  const port = process.env.PDAB_PORT || 3000;
-
   io.on('connection', (socket) => {
     console.log('A user connected');