diff --git a/Emby.Dlna/Extensions/DlnaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Emby.Dlna/Extensions/DlnaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 8361cc7e78..32f58cade1 100644
--- a/Emby.Dlna/Extensions/DlnaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Emby.Dlna/Extensions/DlnaServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dlna;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Net;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Rssdp.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace Emby.Dlna.Extensions;
 
@@ -54,5 +57,13 @@ public static class DlnaServiceCollectionExtensions
         services.AddSingleton<IContentDirectory, ContentDirectoryService>();
         services.AddSingleton<IConnectionManager, ConnectionManagerService>();
         services.AddSingleton<IMediaReceiverRegistrar, MediaReceiverRegistrarService>();
+
+        services.AddSingleton<ISsdpCommunicationsServer>(provider => new SsdpCommunicationsServer(
+            provider.GetRequiredService<ISocketFactory>(),
+            provider.GetRequiredService<INetworkManager>(),
+            provider.GetRequiredService<ILogger<SsdpCommunicationsServer>>())
+        {
+            IsShared = true
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/Emby.Dlna/Main/DlnaEntryPoint.cs b/Emby.Dlna/Main/DlnaEntryPoint.cs
index f17e0ca3d7..aa70124870 100644
--- a/Emby.Dlna/Main/DlnaEntryPoint.cs
+++ b/Emby.Dlna/Main/DlnaEntryPoint.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Globalization;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Net;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Rssdp;
 using Rssdp.Infrastructure;
@@ -48,14 +47,13 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Main
         private readonly IMediaSourceManager _mediaSourceManager;
         private readonly IMediaEncoder _mediaEncoder;
         private readonly IDeviceDiscovery _deviceDiscovery;
-        private readonly ISocketFactory _socketFactory;
+        private readonly ISsdpCommunicationsServer _communicationsServer;
         private readonly INetworkManager _networkManager;
         private readonly object _syncLock = new();
         private readonly bool _disabled;
 
         private PlayToManager _manager;
         private SsdpDevicePublisher _publisher;
-        private ISsdpCommunicationsServer _communicationsServer;
 
         private bool _disposed;
 
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Main
             IMediaSourceManager mediaSourceManager,
             IDeviceDiscovery deviceDiscovery,
             IMediaEncoder mediaEncoder,
-            ISocketFactory socketFactory,
+            ISsdpCommunicationsServer communicationsServer,
             INetworkManager networkManager)
         {
             _config = config;
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Main
             _mediaSourceManager = mediaSourceManager;
             _deviceDiscovery = deviceDiscovery;
             _mediaEncoder = mediaEncoder;
-            _socketFactory = socketFactory;
+            _communicationsServer = communicationsServer;
             _networkManager = networkManager;
             _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<DlnaEntryPoint>();
 
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Main
         private void ReloadComponents()
         {
             var options = _config.GetDlnaConfiguration();
-            StartSsdpHandler();
+            StartDeviceDiscovery();
 
             if (options.EnableServer)
             {
@@ -150,37 +148,11 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Main
             }
         }
 
-        private void StartSsdpHandler()
+        private void StartDeviceDiscovery()
         {
             try
             {
-                if (_communicationsServer is null)
-                {
-                    _communicationsServer = new SsdpCommunicationsServer(
-                        _socketFactory,
-                        _networkManager,
-                        _logger)
-                    {
-                        IsShared = true
-                    };
-
-                    StartDeviceDiscovery(_communicationsServer);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error starting SSDP handlers");
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void StartDeviceDiscovery(ISsdpCommunicationsServer communicationsServer)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                if (communicationsServer is not null)
-                {
-                    ((DeviceDiscovery)_deviceDiscovery).Start(communicationsServer);
-                }
+                ((DeviceDiscovery)_deviceDiscovery).Start(_communicationsServer);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -385,14 +357,6 @@ namespace Emby.Dlna.Main
 
             DisposeDevicePublisher();
             DisposePlayToManager();
-
-            if (_communicationsServer is not null)
-            {
-                _logger.LogInformation("Disposing SsdpCommunicationsServer");
-                _communicationsServer.Dispose();
-                _communicationsServer = null;
-            }
-
             _disposed = true;
         }
     }