diff --git a/game/src/main/org/apollo/Server.java b/game/src/main/org/apollo/Server.java
index 41673ecd..f1df758b 100644
--- a/game/src/main/org/apollo/Server.java
+++ b/game/src/main/org/apollo/Server.java
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 package org.apollo;
 
-import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
-import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
-import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
-import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel;
-import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel;
-
+import java.net.BindException;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
@@ -28,6 +22,13 @@ import org.apollo.net.release.Release;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Stopwatch;
 
+import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
+import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel;
+
 /**
  * The core class of the Apollo server.
  *
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public final class Server {
 			server.bind(service, http, jaggrab);
 		} catch (Throwable t) {
 			logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error whilst starting server.", t);
+			System.exit(0);
 		}
 
 		logger.fine("Starting apollo took " + stopwatch.elapsed(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS) + " ms.");
@@ -97,25 +99,42 @@ public final class Server {
 	 * @param service The service address to bind to.
 	 * @param http The HTTP address to bind to.
 	 * @param jaggrab The JAGGRAB address to bind to.
+	 * @throws BindException If the ServerBootstrap fails to bind to the SocketAddress for any
+	 *             reason.
 	 */
-	public void bind(SocketAddress service, SocketAddress http, SocketAddress jaggrab) {
+	public void bind(SocketAddress service, SocketAddress http, SocketAddress jaggrab) throws BindException {
+		logger.fine("Binding service listener to address: " + service + "...");
+		bind(serviceBootstrap, service);
+
 		try {
-			logger.fine("Binding service listener to address: " + service + "...");
-			serviceBootstrap.bind(service).sync();
-
-			logger.fine("Binding HTTP listener to address: " + http + "...");
-			httpBootstrap.bind(http).sync();
-
-			logger.fine("Binding JAGGRAB listener to address: " + jaggrab + "...");
-			jaggrabBootstrap.bind(jaggrab).sync();
-		} catch (InterruptedException exception) {
-			logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Binding to a port failed: ensure apollo isn't already running.", exception);
-			System.exit(1);
+		    logger.fine("Binding HTTP listener to address: " + http + "...");
+		    bind(httpBootstrap, http);
+		} catch (Exception cause) {
+		    logger.warning("Unable to bind to HTTP, JAGGRAB will be used as a fallback however this is not recommended.");
 		}
 
+		logger.fine("Binding JAGGRAB listener to address: " + jaggrab + "...");
+		bind(jaggrabBootstrap, jaggrab);
+
 		logger.info("Ready for connections.");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Attempts to bind the specified ServerBootstrap to the specified SocketAddress.
+	 * 
+	 * @param bootstrap The ServerBootstrap.
+	 * @param address The SocketAddress.
+	 * @throws BindException If the ServerBootstrap fails to bind to the SocketAddress for any
+	 *             reason.
+	 */
+	private void bind(ServerBootstrap bootstrap, SocketAddress address) throws BindException {
+	    try {
+		bootstrap.bind(address).sync();
+	    } catch (Exception cause) {
+		throw new BindException("Failed to bind to: " + address);
+	    }
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Initialises the server.
 	 *
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28626d87..29a33b97 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9</version>
+      <version>1.10</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
       <artifactId>jruby-complete</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.19</version>
+      <version>9.0.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.27.Final</version>
+      <version>4.0.30.Final</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mchange</groupId>
       <artifactId>c3p0</artifactId>
-      <version>0.9.5</version>
+      <version>0.9.5.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>