diff --git a/core/services/ping/pingmanager.py b/core/services/ping/pingmanager.py
index 3d8f8fc5ec..a01424a427 100644
--- a/core/services/ping/pingmanager.py
+++ b/core/services/ping/pingmanager.py
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 from ping1d_driver import Ping1DDriver
 from ping360_driver import Ping360Driver
 from pingdriver import PingDriver
-from pingutils import PingDeviceDescriptor, PingType
+from pingutils import PingDeviceDescriptor, PingType, udp_port_is_in_use
 
 
 class PingManager:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.drivers: Dict[PingDeviceDescriptor, PingDriver] = {}
-        self.ping1d_current_port: int = 9090
-        self.ping360_current_port: int = 9092
+        self.ping1d_base_port: int = 9090
+        self.ping360_base_port: int = 9092
 
     def stop_driver_at_port(self, port: Serial) -> None:
         """Stops the driver instance running for port "port" """
@@ -27,15 +27,27 @@ async def register_ethernet_ping360(self, ping: PingDeviceDescriptor) -> None:
         if ping not in self.drivers:
             self.drivers[ping] = Ping360Driver(ping, -1)
 
+    def find_next_port(self, base_port: int, direction: int) -> int:
+        """
+        Find the next unused udp port, starts on base_port and increments/decrements
+        accordingly to direction
+        """
+        port = base_port
+        while udp_port_is_in_use(port):
+            port = port + direction
+        return port
+
     async def launch_driver_instance(self, ping: PingDeviceDescriptor) -> None:
         """Launches a new driver instance for the PingDeviceDescriptor "ping" """
         driver: PingDriver
         if ping.ping_type == PingType.PING1D:
             logging.info("Launching ping1d driver")
-            driver = Ping1DDriver(ping, self.ping1d_current_port)
+            port = self.find_next_port(self.ping1d_base_port, direction=-1)
+            driver = Ping1DDriver(ping, port)
         elif ping.ping_type == PingType.PING360:
             logging.info("Launching ping360 driver")
-            driver = Ping360Driver(ping, self.ping360_current_port)
+            port = self.find_next_port(self.ping360_base_port, direction=+1)
+            driver = Ping360Driver(ping, port)
 
         self.drivers[ping] = driver
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
diff --git a/core/services/ping/pingutils.py b/core/services/ping/pingutils.py
index 8a5df11966..ff9b86d33b 100644
--- a/core/services/ping/pingutils.py
+++ b/core/services/ping/pingutils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import socket
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import Optional
 
+import psutil
 from loguru import logger
 from serial.tools.list_ports_linux import SysFS
 
@@ -53,3 +55,10 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 ID: {self.device_id}
 FW: v{self.firmware_version_major}.{self.firmware_version_minor}.{self.firmware_version_patch}
 port: {self.get_hw_or_eth_info()}"""
+
+
+def udp_port_is_in_use(port: int) -> bool:
+    for conn in psutil.net_connections():
+        if conn.laddr.port == port and conn.type == socket.SocketKind.SOCK_DGRAM:
+            return True
+    return False