diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 75a640d..59def40 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ jellyfin_open_ports:
     rules: |
       -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -p tcp --dport {{ jellyfin_http_bind_port }} -j ACCEPT
     state: present
+  # multicast (ssdp) will not really work with this, only workarount to prevent exception
+  - name: allow_jellyfin_multicast
+    rules: |
+      -A OUTPUT -m state --state NEW -p udp --destination 239.255.255.250 --dport 1900 -j ACCEPT
+    state: present