diff --git a/app/classes/shared/helpers.py b/app/classes/shared/helpers.py
index 6f08f622..3f5bb8cc 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/helpers.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/helpers.py
@@ -97,12 +97,16 @@ class Helpers:
 
     @staticmethod
     def check_port(server_port):
-        try:
-            host_public = get('https://api.ipify.org').text
-            tn = telnetlib.Telnet(host_public, server_port, 10)
-            telnetlib.close()
+        a_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+
+        ip = get('https://api.ipify.org').content.decode('utf8')
+
+        location = (ip, server_port)
+        result_of_check = a_socket.connect_ex(location)
+
+        if result_of_check == 0:
             return True
-        except Exception as err:
+        else:
             return False
 
     @staticmethod