diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 43123ca7e..d3486db4c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@
           ''
             mkdir -p $out/nix-support
 
-            # Converts /nix/store/50p3qk8kka9dl6wyq40vydq945k0j3kv-nix-2.4pre20201102_550e11f/bin/nix
-            # To 50p3qk8kka9dl6wyq40vydq945k0j3kv/bin/nix
+            # Converts /nix/store/50p3qk8k...-nix-2.4pre20201102_550e11f/bin/nix to 50p3qk8k.../bin/nix.
             tarballPath() {
               # Remove the store prefix
               local path=''${1#${builtins.storeDir}/}
@@ -153,13 +152,15 @@
             echo "file installer $out/install" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
           '';
 
-      testNixVersions = pkgs: client: daemon: with commonDeps pkgs; pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+      testNixVersions = pkgs: client: daemon: with commonDeps pkgs; with pkgs.lib; pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
         NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE = daemon;
         NIX_CLIENT_PACKAGE = client;
-        # Must keep this name short as OSX has a rather strict limit on the
-        # socket path length, and this name appears in the path of the
-        # nix-daemon socket used in the tests
-        name = "nix-tests";
+        name =
+          "nix-tests"
+          + optionalString
+            (versionAtLeast daemon.version "2.4pre20211005" &&
+             versionAtLeast client.version "2.4pre20211005")
+            "-${client.version}-against-${daemon.version}";
         inherit version;
 
         src = self;
diff --git a/src/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc
index cfadccf68..02e81b022 100644
--- a/src/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc
@@ -65,16 +65,7 @@ ref<RemoteStore::Connection> UDSRemoteStore::openConnection()
         throw SysError("cannot create Unix domain socket");
     closeOnExec(conn->fd.get());
 
-    string socketPath = path ? *path : settings.nixDaemonSocketFile;
-
-    struct sockaddr_un addr;
-    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    if (socketPath.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path))
-        throw Error("socket path '%1%' is too long", socketPath);
-    strcpy(addr.sun_path, socketPath.c_str());
-
-    if (::connect(conn->fd.get(), (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
-        throw SysError("cannot connect to daemon at '%1%'", socketPath);
+    nix::connect(conn->fd.get(), path ? *path : settings.nixDaemonSocketFile);
 
     conn->from.fd = conn->fd.get();
     conn->to.fd = conn->fd.get();
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index bc841f425..0b261ca60 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ int Pid::wait()
             return status;
         }
         if (errno != EINTR)
-            throw SysError("cannot get child exit status");
+            throw SysError("cannot get exit status of PID %d", pid);
         checkInterrupt();
     }
 }
@@ -1686,16 +1686,7 @@ AutoCloseFD createUnixDomainSocket(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
 
     closeOnExec(fdSocket.get());
 
-    struct sockaddr_un addr;
-    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    if (path.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path))
-        throw Error("socket path '%1%' is too long", path);
-    strcpy(addr.sun_path, path.c_str());
-
-    unlink(path.c_str());
-
-    if (bind(fdSocket.get(), (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
-        throw SysError("cannot bind to socket '%1%'", path);
+    bind(fdSocket.get(), path);
 
     if (chmod(path.c_str(), mode) == -1)
         throw SysError("changing permissions on '%1%'", path);
@@ -1707,6 +1698,66 @@ AutoCloseFD createUnixDomainSocket(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
 }
 
 
+void bind(int fd, const std::string & path)
+{
+    unlink(path.c_str());
+
+    struct sockaddr_un addr;
+    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+    if (path.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path)) {
+        Pid pid = startProcess([&]() {
+            auto dir = dirOf(path);
+            if (chdir(dir.c_str()) == -1)
+                throw SysError("chdir to '%s' failed", dir);
+            std::string base(baseNameOf(path));
+            if (base.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path))
+                throw Error("socket path '%s' is too long", base);
+            strcpy(addr.sun_path, base.c_str());
+            if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
+                throw SysError("cannot bind to socket '%s'", path);
+            _exit(0);
+        });
+        int status = pid.wait();
+        if (status != 0)
+            throw Error("cannot bind to socket '%s'", path);
+    } else {
+        strcpy(addr.sun_path, path.c_str());
+        if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
+            throw SysError("cannot bind to socket '%s'", path);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void connect(int fd, const std::string & path)
+{
+    struct sockaddr_un addr;
+    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+    if (path.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path)) {
+        Pid pid = startProcess([&]() {
+            auto dir = dirOf(path);
+            if (chdir(dir.c_str()) == -1)
+                throw SysError("chdir to '%s' failed", dir);
+            std::string base(baseNameOf(path));
+            if (base.size() + 1 >= sizeof(addr.sun_path))
+                throw Error("socket path '%s' is too long", base);
+            strcpy(addr.sun_path, base.c_str());
+            if (connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
+                throw SysError("cannot connect to socket at '%s'", path);
+            _exit(0);
+        });
+        int status = pid.wait();
+        if (status != 0)
+            throw Error("cannot connect to socket at '%s'", path);
+    } else {
+        strcpy(addr.sun_path, path.c_str());
+        if (connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1)
+            throw SysError("cannot connect to socket at '%s'", path);
+    }
+}
+
+
 string showBytes(uint64_t bytes)
 {
     return fmt("%.2f MiB", bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0));
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index bee77b53f..6d3e64949 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void killUser(uid_t uid);
    pid to the caller. */
 struct ProcessOptions
 {
-    string errorPrefix = "error: ";
+    string errorPrefix = "";
     bool dieWithParent = true;
     bool runExitHandlers = false;
     bool allowVfork = true;
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ void commonChildInit(Pipe & logPipe);
 /* Create a Unix domain socket in listen mode. */
 AutoCloseFD createUnixDomainSocket(const Path & path, mode_t mode);
 
+/* Bind a Unix domain socket to a path. */
+void bind(int fd, const std::string & path);
+
+/* Connect to a Unix domain socket. */
+void connect(int fd, const std::string & path);
+
 
 // A Rust/Python-like enumerate() iterator adapter.
 // Borrowed from http://reedbeta.com/blog/python-like-enumerate-in-cpp17.
diff --git a/src/nix/daemon.cc b/src/nix/daemon.cc
index 2cf2a04c9..6a40a0bd3 100644
--- a/src/nix/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/nix/daemon.cc
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ static void daemonLoop()
     if (chdir("/") == -1)
         throw SysError("cannot change current directory");
 
-    //  Get rid of children automatically; don't let them become zombies.
-    setSigChldAction(true);
-
     AutoCloseFD fdSocket;
 
     //  Handle socket-based activation by systemd.
@@ -176,6 +173,9 @@ static void daemonLoop()
         fdSocket = createUnixDomainSocket(settings.nixDaemonSocketFile, 0666);
     }
 
+    //  Get rid of children automatically; don't let them become zombies.
+    setSigChldAction(true);
+
     //  Loop accepting connections.
     while (1) {