diff --git a/frontend/udp/frontend.go b/frontend/udp/frontend.go
index bc5b421..a75430e 100644
--- a/frontend/udp/frontend.go
+++ b/frontend/udp/frontend.go
@@ -84,8 +84,13 @@ func NewFrontend(logic frontend.TrackerLogic, cfg Config) (*Frontend, error) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	err := f.listen()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	go func() {
-		if err := f.listenAndServe(); err != nil {
+		if err := f.serve(); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal("failed while serving udp", log.Err(err))
 		}
 	}()
@@ -112,19 +117,19 @@ func (t *Frontend) Stop() stop.Result {
 	return c.Result()
 }
 
-// listenAndServe blocks while listening and serving UDP BitTorrent requests
-// until Stop() is called or an error is returned.
-func (t *Frontend) listenAndServe() error {
+// listen resolves the address and binds the server socket.
+func (t *Frontend) listen() error {
 	udpAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", t.Addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	t.socket, err = net.ListenUDP("udp", udpAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	return err
+}
 
+// serve blocks while listening and serving UDP BitTorrent requests
+// until Stop() is called or an error is returned.
+func (t *Frontend) serve() error {
 	pool := bytepool.New(2048)
 
 	t.wg.Add(1)
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ func (t *Frontend) listenAndServe() error {
 		// Check to see if we need to shutdown.
 		select {
 		case <-t.closing:
-			log.Debug("udp listenAndServe() received shutdown signal")
+			log.Debug("udp serve() received shutdown signal")
 			return nil
 		default:
 		}
diff --git a/frontend/udp/frontend_test.go b/frontend/udp/frontend_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4cff14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/udp/frontend_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package udp_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/frontend/udp"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/middleware"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/storage"
+	_ "github.com/chihaya/chihaya/storage/memory"
+)
+
+func TestStartStopRaceIssue437(t *testing.T) {
+	ps, err := storage.NewPeerStore("memory", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var responseConfig middleware.ResponseConfig
+	lgc := middleware.NewLogic(responseConfig, ps, nil, nil)
+	fe, err := udp.NewFrontend(lgc, udp.Config{Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	errC := fe.Stop()
+	errs := <-errC
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal(errs[0])
+	}
+}