diff --git a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java
index 2be8a6a6a3b..7fe20ef9eab 100644
--- a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java
+++ b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
   private final DruidNode node;
   private final ListeningExecutorService exec;
   private final ObjectMapper jsonMapper;
+  private final PortFinder portFinder;
 
   private final Map<String, ForkingTaskRunnerWorkItem> tasks = Maps.newHashMap();
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
     this.taskLogPusher = taskLogPusher;
     this.jsonMapper = jsonMapper;
     this.node = node;
+    this.portFinder = new PortFinder(config.getStartPort());
 
     this.exec = MoreExecutors.listeningDecorator(Executors.newFixedThreadPool(workerConfig.getCapacity()));
   }
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
                         final File attemptDir = new File(taskDir, attemptUUID);
 
                         final ProcessHolder processHolder;
-
+                        final int childPort = portFinder.findUnusedPort();
                         try {
                           final Closer closer = Closer.create();
                           try {
@@ -154,7 +156,6 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
                               }
 
                               final List<String> command = Lists.newArrayList();
-                              final int childPort = findUnusedPort();
                               final String childHost = String.format("%s:%d", node.getHostNoPort(), childPort);
 
                               command.add(config.getJavaCommand());
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
                                 taskWorkItem.processHolder.process.destroy();
                               }
                             }
-
+                            portFinder.markPortUnused(childPort);
                             log.info("Removing temporary directory: %s", attemptDir);
                             FileUtils.deleteDirectory(attemptDir);
                           }
diff --git a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/PortFinder.java b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/PortFinder.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fbe7078478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/PortFinder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Druid - a distributed column store.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012, 2013, 2014  Metamarkets Group Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+package io.druid.indexing.overlord;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import com.metamx.common.ISE;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.BindException;
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class PortFinder
+{
+  private final Set<Integer> usedPorts = Sets.newHashSet();
+  private final int startPort;
+
+  public PortFinder(int startPort)
+  {
+    this.startPort = startPort;
+  }
+
+  private static boolean canBind(int portNum)
+  {
+    ServerSocket ss = null;
+    boolean isFree = false;
+    try {
+      ss = new ServerSocket(portNum);
+      isFree = true;
+    }
+    catch (BindException be) {
+      isFree = false; // port in use,
+    }
+    catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+    finally {
+      if (ss != null) {
+        while (!ss.isClosed()) {
+          try {
+            ss.close();
+          }
+          catch (IOException e) {
+            // ignore
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return isFree;
+  }
+
+  public synchronized int findUnusedPort()
+  {
+    int port = chooseNext(startPort);
+    while (!canBind(port)) {
+      port = chooseNext(port + 1);
+    }
+    usedPorts.add(port);
+    return port;
+  }
+
+  public synchronized void markPortUnused(int port)
+  {
+    usedPorts.remove(port);
+  }
+
+  private int chooseNext(int start)
+  {
+    for (int i = start; i < Integer.MAX_VALUE; i++) {
+      if (!usedPorts.contains(i)) {
+        return i;
+      }
+    }
+    throw new ISE("All ports are Used..");
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/indexing-service/src/test/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/PortFinderTest.java b/indexing-service/src/test/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/PortFinderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43fb72f05e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indexing-service/src/test/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/PortFinderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package io.druid.indexing.overlord;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+
+public class PortFinderTest
+{
+  private final PortFinder finder = new PortFinder(1200);
+
+  @Test
+  public void testUsedPort() throws IOException
+  {
+    final int port1 = finder.findUnusedPort();
+    // verify that the port is free
+    ServerSocket socket1 = new ServerSocket(port1);
+    finder.markPortUnused(port1);
+    final int port2 = finder.findUnusedPort();
+    Assert.assertNotEquals("Used port is not reallocated", port1, port2);
+    // verify that port2 is free
+    ServerSocket socket2 = new ServerSocket(port2);
+
+    socket1.close();
+    // Now port1 should get recycled
+    Assert.assertEquals(port1, finder.findUnusedPort());
+
+    socket2.close();
+    finder.markPortUnused(port1);
+    finder.markPortUnused(port2);
+
+  }
+}