diff --git a/wled00/udp.cpp b/wled00/udp.cpp
index 08ee0b069d..737d6a828d 100644
--- a/wled00/udp.cpp
+++ b/wled00/udp.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,9 @@ uint8_t realtimeBroadcast(uint8_t type, IPAddress client, uint16_t length, uint8
   switch (type) {
     case 0: // DDP
     {
-      ddpUdp.begin(Network.localIP(), DDP_DEFAULT_PORT); // in case we have Ethernet, this forces that source IP/routing.
+      #if defined WLED_USE_ETHERNET && !defined ESP8266
+      ddpUdp.begin(Network.localIP(),ARTNET_DEFAULT_PORT); // in case we have Ethernet on ESP32, this forces that source IP/routing.
+      #endif
 
       // calculate the number of UDP packets we need to send
       size_t channelCount = length * (isRGBW? 4:3); // 1 channel for every R,G,B value
@@ -839,8 +841,9 @@ uint8_t realtimeBroadcast(uint8_t type, IPAddress client, uint16_t length, uint8
 
     case 2: //ArtNet
     {
-      ddpUdp.begin(Network.localIP(),ARTNET_DEFAULT_PORT); // in case we have Ethernet, this forces that source IP/routing.
-
+      #if defined WLED_USE_ETHERNET && !defined ESP8266
+      ddpUdp.begin(Network.localIP(),ARTNET_DEFAULT_PORT); // in case we have Ethernet on ESP32, this forces that source IP/routing.
+      #endif
       /* 
       We don't really care about the number of universes - just how many hardware outputs we have.