diff --git a/backends/appload-clients/rust-backend/src/lib.rs b/backends/appload-clients/rust-backend/src/lib.rs
index 5b6966f..7166454 100644
--- a/backends/appload-clients/rust-backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backends/appload-clients/rust-backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use libc::{c_void, sockaddr_un, socket, AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET};
+use libc::{c_int, c_void, sockaddr_un, socket, AF_UNIX};
 use std::env::args;
 use std::io;
 use std::mem;
@@ -67,18 +67,7 @@ impl <T: AppLoadBackend> Clone for BackendReplier<T> {
 impl <T: AppLoadBackend> AppLoad<T> {
     pub fn new(backend: T) -> Result<Self> {
         let args: Vec<String> = args().collect();
-        let fd = unsafe { socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0) };
-        if fd == -1 {
-            return Err(Error::new(io::Error::last_os_error()));
-        }
-
-        let mut addr = sockaddr_un {
-            sun_family: AF_UNIX as u16,
-            sun_path: [0; 108],
-        };
-        let bytes = args[1].as_bytes();
-        addr.sun_path[..bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(unsafe { transmute(bytes) });
-
+        let (fd, addr) = Self::create_socket(&args[1])?;
         let connect_res = unsafe {
             libc::connect(
                 fd,
@@ -94,6 +83,41 @@ impl <T: AppLoadBackend> AppLoad<T> {
         Ok(Self { backend: Arc::new(Mutex::new(backend)), fd })
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    fn create_socket(path: &str) -> Result<(c_int, sockaddr_un)> {
+        let fd = unsafe { socket(AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_STREAM, 0) };
+        if fd == -1 {
+            return Err(Error::new(io::Error::last_os_error()));
+        }
+
+        let bytes = path.as_bytes();
+        let mut addr = sockaddr_un {
+            sun_family: AF_UNIX as u8,
+            sun_len: (mem::offset_of!(sockaddr_un, sun_path) + bytes.len()) as u8,
+            sun_path: [0; 104],
+        };
+        addr.sun_path[..bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(unsafe { transmute(bytes) });
+
+        Ok((fd, addr))
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    fn create_socket(path: &str) -> Result<(c_int, sockaddr_un)> {
+        let fd = unsafe { socket(AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_SEQPACKET , 0) };
+        if fd == -1 {
+            return Err(Error::new(io::Error::last_os_error()));
+        }
+
+        let mut addr = sockaddr_un {
+            sun_family: AF_UNIX as u16,
+            sun_path: [0; 108],
+        };
+        let bytes = path.as_bytes();
+        addr.sun_path[..bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(unsafe { transmute(bytes) });
+
+        Ok((fd, addr))
+    }
+
     pub fn create_replier(&self) -> BackendReplier<T> {
         BackendReplier {
             locked: false,
diff --git a/src/management.cpp b/src/management.cpp
index 4e2851b..5820896 100644
--- a/src/management.cpp
+++ b/src/management.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ void appload::management::_registerSocket(const QString &applicationID, int sock
 
 static void _listeningThread(char *sockPath, QString appID){
     unlink(sockPath);
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    int sockFD = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+#else
     int sockFD = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
+#endif
     if(sockFD == -1){
         CERR << "Cannot create generic socket!" << std::endl;
         return;
@@ -142,6 +146,9 @@ static void _listeningThread(char *sockPath, QString appID){
     struct sockaddr_un unixSock;
     unixSock.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
     strncpy(unixSock.sun_path, sockPath, sizeof(unixSock.sun_path) - 1);
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    unixSock.sun_len = SUN_LEN(&unixSock);
+#endif
     if(bind(sockFD, (struct sockaddr *) &unixSock, sizeof(unixSock)) == -1) {
         CERR << "Cannot bind to socket " << sockPath << std::endl;
         return;
diff --git a/src/qtfb/fbmanagement.cpp b/src/qtfb/fbmanagement.cpp
index 1ab2ed8..629cd11 100644
--- a/src/qtfb/fbmanagement.cpp
+++ b/src/qtfb/fbmanagement.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,11 @@ qtfb::management::ClientBackend::~ClientBackend() {
 static void managementMainThread(){
     CERR << "In main management thread." << std::endl;
     CERR << "Creating socket..." << std::endl;
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    int serverSocket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+#else
     int serverSocket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
+#endif
     if(serverSocket == -1) {
         CERR << "Failed to initialize the socket!" << std::endl;
         return;
@@ -402,6 +406,9 @@ static void managementMainThread(){
     struct sockaddr_un addr;
     addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
     strncpy(addr.sun_path, SOCKET_PATH, sizeof(addr.sun_path) - 1);
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    addr.sun_len = SUN_LEN(&addr);
+#endif
     unlink(SOCKET_PATH);
     if (bind(serverSocket, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1) {
         CERR << "Failed to bind the socket!" << std::endl;