diff --git a/src/libwhb/include/whb/socketinit.h b/src/libwhb/include/whb/socketinit.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f78bd1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libwhb/include/whb/socketinit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/**
+ * \defgroup whb_socketinit Socket Library Initialization Manager
+ * \ingroup whb
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+void
+WHBInitializeSocketLibrary();
+
+void
+WHBDeinitializeSocketLibrary();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/src/libwhb/src/log_udp.c b/src/libwhb/src/log_udp.c
index ba405b1..f6ebd11 100644
--- a/src/libwhb/src/log_udp.c
+++ b/src/libwhb/src/log_udp.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <whb/log.h>
 #include <whb/log_udp.h>
+#include <whb/socketinit.h>
 
 static int
 sSocket = -1;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ BOOL
 WHBLogUdpInit()
 {
    int broadcastEnable = 1;
-   socket_lib_init();
+   WHBInitializeSocketLibrary();
 
    sSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
    if (sSocket < 0) {
@@ -52,6 +53,6 @@ WHBLogUdpDeinit()
       return FALSE;
    }
 
-   socket_lib_finish();
+   WHBDeinitializeSocketLibrary();
    return WHBRemoveLogHandler(udpLogHandler);
 }
diff --git a/src/libwhb/src/socketinit.c b/src/libwhb/src/socketinit.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fbd3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libwhb/src/socketinit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <nsysnet/socket.h>
+
+static BOOL
+isSocketInitialized = FALSE;
+
+static unsigned int
+numberOfSocketClients = 0;
+
+void
+WHBInitializeSocketLibrary()
+{
+   if(!isSocketInitialized) {
+      isSocketInitialized = TRUE;
+      socket_lib_init();
+   }
+   numberOfSocketClients++;
+}
+
+void
+WHBDeinitializeSocketLibrary()
+{
+   if(numberOfSocketClients > 0) {
+      numberOfSocketClients--;
+   }
+   if(isSocketInitialized && numberOfSocketClients == 0) {
+      isSocketInitialized = FALSE;
+      socket_lib_finish();
+   }
+}