diff --git a/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.cpp b/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.cpp
index 53ddcdf5f4..a8f9ae8dbe 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,26 @@ namespace endian = boost::endian;
 namespace asio = boost::asio;
 using boost::asio::ip::udp;
 
+namespace {
+
+void quarantine_socket(udp::socket& socket, bool& socket_usable, const char* action, const std::exception& e)
+{
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+	socket_usable = false;
+	boost::system::error_code ec;
+	socket.cancel(ec);
+	socket.close(ec);
+	BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << action << ": " << e.what();
+#else
+	(void) socket;
+	(void) socket_usable;
+	(void) action;
+	BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << e.what();
+#endif
+}
+
+}
+
 
 namespace Slic3r {
 
@@ -649,7 +669,7 @@ UdpSocket::UdpSocket( Bonjour::ReplyFn replyfn, const asio::ip::address& multica
 		BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Socket created. Multicast: " << multicast_address << ". Interface: " << interface_address;
 	}
 	catch (std::exception& e) {
-		BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << e.what();
+		quarantine_socket(socket, m_socket_usable, "UdpSocket setup failed", e);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -673,7 +693,7 @@ UdpSocket::UdpSocket( Bonjour::ReplyFn replyfn, const asio::ip::address& multica
 		BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Socket created. Multicast: " << multicast_address;
 	}
 	catch (std::exception& e) {
-		BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << e.what();
+		quarantine_socket(socket, m_socket_usable, "UdpSocket setup failed", e);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -695,8 +715,20 @@ UdpSocket::~UdpSocket()
 	}
 }
 
+void UdpSocket::cancel()
+{
+	if (!m_socket_usable)
+		return;
+
+	boost::system::error_code ec;
+	socket.cancel(ec);
+}
+
 void UdpSocket::send()
 {
+	if (!m_socket_usable)
+		return;
+
 	try {
 		for (const auto& request : requests)
 			socket.send_to(asio::buffer(request.m_data), mcast_endpoint);
@@ -705,12 +737,15 @@ void UdpSocket::send()
 		async_receive();
 	}
 	catch (std::exception& e) {
-		BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << e.what();
+		quarantine_socket(socket, m_socket_usable, "UdpSocket send failed", e);
 	}
 }
 
 void UdpSocket::async_receive()
 {
+	if (!m_socket_usable)
+		return;
+
 	try {
 		// our session to hold the buffer + endpoint
 		auto session = create_session();
@@ -719,12 +754,15 @@ void UdpSocket::async_receive()
 			, boost::bind(&UdpSocket::receive_handler, this, session, asio::placeholders::error, asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred));
 	}
 	catch (std::exception& e) {
-		BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << e.what();
+		quarantine_socket(socket, m_socket_usable, "UdpSocket receive setup failed", e);
 	}
 }
 
 void UdpSocket::receive_handler(SharedSession session, const boost::system::error_code& error, size_t bytes)
 {
+	if (!m_socket_usable)
+		return;
+
 	// let io_service to handle the datagram on session
 	// from boost documentation io_service::post:
 	// The io_service guarantees that the handler will only be called in a thread in which the run(), run_one(), poll() or poll_one() member functions is currently being invoked.
diff --git a/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.hpp b/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.hpp
index 8d30c7b3a2..92cd79fbac 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/Utils/Bonjour.hpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
 
 	void send();
 	void async_receive();
-	void cancel() { socket.cancel(); }
+	void cancel();
 protected:
 	void receive_handler(SharedSession session, const boost::system::error_code& error, size_t bytes);
 	virtual SharedSession create_session() const = 0;
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ protected:
 	boost::asio::ip::udp::endpoint					mcast_endpoint;
 	std::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service >	io_service;
 	std::vector<BonjourRequest>						requests;
+	bool                                            m_socket_usable { true };
 };
 
 class LookupSocket : public UdpSocket