diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 39626b59b..04877d1e5 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.IPLookup.NATDiscovery,
 config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.IPLookup.RemoteDiscovery,
   provider: Archethic.Networking.IPLookup.RemoteDiscovery.IPIFY
 
+config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.PortForwarding, port_range: 49_152..65_535
 # -----End-of-Networking-configs ------
 
 config :archethic_web,
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 2795e6e07..b206751d1 100755
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.IPLookup.NATDiscovery, provider: MockNAT
 # Regardless of default IPIFY use MockRemoteDiscovery
 config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.IPLookup.RemoteDiscovery, provider: MockRemoteDiscovery
 
-config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.PortForwarding, MockPortForwarding
 config :archethic, Archethic.Networking.Scheduler, enabled: false
 
 # -----End-of-Networking-tests-configs ------
diff --git a/lib/archethic/networking/port_forwarding.ex b/lib/archethic/networking/port_forwarding.ex
index abf2fa563..2a8f6a0ac 100644
--- a/lib/archethic/networking/port_forwarding.ex
+++ b/lib/archethic/networking/port_forwarding.ex
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ defmodule Archethic.Networking.PortForwarding do
     Logger.info("Try to open port #{port}")
 
     with true <- required?(ip_lookup_provider()),
-         true <- conf_overrides?() do
-      do_try_open_port(port)
+         true <- conf_overrides?(),
+         {:ok, port} <- do_try_open_port(port) do
+      {:ok, port}
     else
       false ->
         Logger.info("Port forwarding is skipped")
@@ -40,8 +41,22 @@ defmodule Archethic.Networking.PortForwarding do
 
   defp do_try_open_port(port), do: NATDiscovery.open_port(port)
 
-  defp fallback(port, _force? = true) do
-    case do_try_open_port(0) do
+  defp fallback(port, force?, retries \\ 10)
+
+  defp fallback(_, _force? = true, 0) do
+    Logger.error(
+      "Port from configuration is used but requires a manuel port forwarding setting on the router"
+    )
+
+    :error
+  end
+
+  @random_ports_range Application.compile_env!(:archethic, [__MODULE__, :port_range])
+  defp fallback(port, _force? = true, retries) do
+    # // If the port is not open, try to open a random port
+    Logger.info("Trying to open a random port")
+
+    case do_try_open_port(Enum.random(@random_ports_range)) do
       {:ok, port} ->
         Logger.info("Use the random port #{port} as fallback")
         {:ok, port}
@@ -49,15 +64,11 @@ defmodule Archethic.Networking.PortForwarding do
       :error ->
         Logger.error("Cannot publish the a random port #{port}")
 
-        Logger.error(
-          "Port from configuration is used but requires a manuel port forwarding setting on the router"
-        )
-
-        :error
+        fallback(port, _force? = true, retries - 1)
     end
   end
 
-  defp fallback(port, _force? = false) do
+  defp fallback(port, _force? = false, _) do
     Logger.warning("No fallback provided for the port #{port}")
 
     Logger.warning(