diff --git a/tests/beakerlib/Expose-TuneD-API-to-the-Unix-Domain-Socket/runtest.sh b/tests/beakerlib/Expose-TuneD-API-to-the-Unix-Domain-Socket/runtest.sh
index 8802f11..a1ffdb8 100755
--- a/tests/beakerlib/Expose-TuneD-API-to-the-Unix-Domain-Socket/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/beakerlib/Expose-TuneD-API-to-the-Unix-Domain-Socket/runtest.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ send() {
   local socket=/run/tuned/tuned.sock
 #  local send_only=--send-only
   
-  printf "$data" | nc $send_only -U /run/tuned/tuned.sock
+  printf "$data" | ncat $send_only -U /run/tuned/tuned.sock
 }
 
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