diff --git a/chat_listener.py b/chat_listener.py
index 34adde1..00dd6c6 100644
--- a/chat_listener.py
+++ b/chat_listener.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ class TwitchBot(commands.Bot):
             client_secret=client_secret,
             # The 'bot_id' is the Twitch ID of the user account the bot is running as
             bot_id=bot_id, id=bot_id,
-            # Explicitly disable the internal web server to prevent all port conflicts.
-            eventsub_url=None
+            # Force the internal webserver to a harmless, high port to permanently
+            # resolve the "address already in use" error during hot-reloads.
+            web_server_adapter_kwargs={'host': 'localhost', 'port': 8123}
         )
         self.channel_name = channel_name