diff --git a/runtime/runtime_single_client.go b/runtime/runtime_single_client.go
index 8f4646b7..ebe4a737 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime_single_client.go
+++ b/runtime/runtime_single_client.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *SingleRuntime) readFromSocket(command string, socket socketType) (strin
 	var api net.Conn
 	var err error
 
-	if api, err = net.DialTimeout("unix", s.socketPath, taskTimeout); err != nil {
+	if api, err = net.DialTimeout("tcp", s.socketPath, taskTimeout); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer func() {