diff --git a/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go b/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go
index c20f88a9dc..009ce9e147 100644
--- a/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -633,7 +633,9 @@ func (d *Daemon) getClientConfig() (*clientConfig, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	transport.DisableKeepAlives = true
-
+	if proto == "unix" {
+		addr = filepath.Base(addr)
+	}
 	return &clientConfig{
 		transport: transport,
 		scheme:    scheme,