diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89d6fcf..ef1e3b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Taking over a socket address in a simulated environment (as it tried to delete a concrete file)
+
 ## 4.0.0 - 2026-01-25
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities.php
index 3a66a73..13f91c2 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function streams(): Capabilities\Streams
 
     public function sockets(): Capabilities\Sockets
     {
-        return $this->implementation->sockets();
+        return $this->implementation->sockets($this->files());
     }
 
     public function watch(): Watch
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities/AmbientAuthority.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities/AmbientAuthority.php
index 3a3035a..abaf387 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities/AmbientAuthority.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities/AmbientAuthority.php
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public function streams(): Streams
     }
 
     #[\Override]
-    public function sockets(): Sockets
+    public function sockets(Files $files): Sockets
     {
-        return Sockets::of();
+        return Sockets::of($files);
     }
 
     #[\Override]
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Async.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Async.php
index 780a22f..df286b6 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Async.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Async.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ public function streams(): Streams
     }
 
     #[\Override]
-    public function sockets(): Sockets
+    public function sockets(Files $files): Sockets
     {
-        return $this->capabilities->sockets();
+        return $this->capabilities->sockets($files);
     }
 
     #[\Override]
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Implementation.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Implementation.php
index ca8706b..3807ab3 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Implementation.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Implementation.php
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ interface Implementation
 {
     public function files(): Files;
     public function streams(): Streams;
-    public function sockets(): Sockets;
+    public function sockets(Files $files): Sockets;
     public function watch(): Watch;
 }
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Simulation.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Simulation.php
index f461156..ec970cfa 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Simulation.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Simulation.php
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public function streams(): Streams
     }
 
     #[\Override]
-    public function sockets(): Sockets
+    public function sockets(Files $files): Sockets
     {
-        return $this->capabilities->sockets();
+        return $this->capabilities->sockets($files);
     }
 
     #[\Override]
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets.php
index 81c56c7..83b518c 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets.php
@@ -14,16 +14,17 @@
  */
 final class Sockets
 {
-    private function __construct()
-    {
+    private function __construct(
+        private Files $files,
+    ) {
     }
 
     /**
      * @internal
      */
-    public static function of(): self
+    public static function of(Files $files): self
     {
-        return new self;
+        return new self($files);
     }
 
     public function clients(): Sockets\Clients
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public function clients(): Sockets\Clients
 
     public function servers(): Sockets\Servers
     {
-        return Sockets\Servers::of();
+        return Sockets\Servers::of($this->files);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets/Servers.php b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets/Servers.php
index 6be6daa..20a37b9 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets/Servers.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Capabilities/Sockets/Servers.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     Internal\Socket\Server,
     Internal\Socket\Server\Internet,
     Internal\Socket\Server\Unix,
+    Internal\Capabilities\Files,
     Exception\RuntimeException,
 };
 use Innmind\IP\IP;
@@ -21,16 +22,17 @@
  */
 final class Servers
 {
-    private function __construct()
-    {
+    private function __construct(
+        private Files $files,
+    ) {
     }
 
     /**
      * @internal
      */
-    public static function of(): self
+    public static function of(Files $files): self
     {
-        return new self;
+        return new self($files);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -93,10 +95,11 @@ public function takeOver(Address $path): Attempt
     {
         return $this
             ->unix($path)
-            ->recover(function() use ($path) {
-                @\unlink($path->toString());
-
-                return $this->unix($path);
-            });
+            ->recover(
+                fn() => $this
+                    ->files
+                    ->remove($path->asPath())
+                    ->flatMap(fn() => $this->unix($path)),
+            );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Sockets/Unix/Address.php b/src/Sockets/Unix/Address.php
index 20ae059..02a6fdf 100644
--- a/src/Sockets/Unix/Address.php
+++ b/src/Sockets/Unix/Address.php
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ public static function of(Path $path): self
         return new self($path);
     }
 
+    #[\NoDiscard]
+    public function asPath(): Path
+    {
+        return $this->path;
+    }
+
     #[\NoDiscard]
     public function toString(): string
     {