diff --git a/src/common/messages.d b/src/common/messages.d
index a3d07de..64c24d0 100644
--- a/src/common/messages.d
+++ b/src/common/messages.d
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ bool serverIsRunning(bool useTCP, string socketFile, ushort port)
 		socket.shutdown(SocketShutdown.BOTH);
 		socket.close();
 	}
+	version(Windows) useTCP = true;
 	if (useTCP)
 	{
 		socket = new TcpSocket(AddressFamily.INET);
@@ -216,8 +217,11 @@ bool serverIsRunning(bool useTCP, string socketFile, ushort port)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.UNIX, SocketType.STREAM);
-		socket.connect(new UnixAddress(socketFile));
+		version(Windows) {} else
+		{
+			socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.UNIX, SocketType.STREAM);
+			socket.connect(new UnixAddress(socketFile));
+		}
 	}
 	socket.setOption(SocketOptionLevel.SOCKET, SocketOption.RCVTIMEO, dur!"seconds"(5));
 	socket.blocking = true;