diff --git a/sargraph.py b/sargraph.py
index cec6e1c..71058a0 100755
--- a/sargraph.py
+++ b/sargraph.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def send(session: str, message: str):
     if not file_exists(socket_path):
         fail(f"Session '{session}' does not exist")
 
-    sock = watch.get_bound_socket(socket_path)
+    sock = watch.get_socket()
     sock.connect(socket_path)
     sock.send(message.encode("utf-8"))
     sock.close()
diff --git a/watch.py b/watch.py
index 9529faf..4d6453b 100644
--- a/watch.py
+++ b/watch.py
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ def read_iface_stats(iface):
 def get_socket_path(session):
     return fr"\\.\pipe\sargraph-{session}" if is_windows() else f"/tmp/sargraph-{session}.sock"
 
+def get_socket():
+    return socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+
 def get_bound_socket(sock_path):
-    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    sock = get_socket()
     sock.bind(sock_path)
     return sock