diff --git a/sdk/go/dstack/client.go b/sdk/go/dstack/client.go
index 5b72d8a9..cf0e081e 100644
--- a/sdk/go/dstack/client.go
+++ b/sdk/go/dstack/client.go
@@ -240,10 +240,12 @@ func (c *DstackClient) getEndpoint() string {
 		c.logger.Info("using simulator endpoint", "endpoint", simEndpoint)
 		return simEndpoint
 	}
-	// Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
+	// Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
 	socketPaths := []string{
-		"/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
 		"/var/run/dstack.sock",
+		"/run/dstack.sock",
+		"/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
+		"/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
 	}
 	for _, path := range socketPaths {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
diff --git a/sdk/go/tappd/client.go b/sdk/go/tappd/client.go
index b3605abe..8a30a8bb 100644
--- a/sdk/go/tappd/client.go
+++ b/sdk/go/tappd/client.go
@@ -230,10 +230,12 @@ func (c *TappdClient) getEndpoint() string {
 		c.logger.Info("using simulator endpoint", "endpoint", simEndpoint)
 		return simEndpoint
 	}
-	// Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
+	// Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
 	socketPaths := []string{
-		"/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
 		"/var/run/tappd.sock",
+		"/run/tappd.sock",
+		"/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
+		"/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
 	}
 	for _, path := range socketPaths {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
diff --git a/sdk/js/src/index.ts b/sdk/js/src/index.ts
index b43a8c67..03fa7836 100644
--- a/sdk/js/src/index.ts
+++ b/sdk/js/src/index.ts
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ export class DstackClient<T extends TcbInfo = TcbInfoV05x> {
         console.warn(`Using simulator endpoint: ${process.env.DSTACK_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT}`)
         endpoint = process.env.DSTACK_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT
       } else {
-        // Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
+        // Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
         const socketPaths = [
-          '/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock',
           '/var/run/dstack.sock',
+          '/run/dstack.sock',
+          '/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock',
+          '/run/dstack/dstack.sock',
         ]
         endpoint = socketPaths.find(p => fs.existsSync(p)) ?? socketPaths[0]
       }
@@ -407,10 +409,12 @@ export class TappdClient extends DstackClient<TcbInfoV03x> {
         console.warn(`Using tappd endpoint: ${process.env.TAPPD_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT}`)
         endpoint = process.env.TAPPD_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT
       } else {
-        // Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
+        // Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
         const socketPaths = [
-          '/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock',
           '/var/run/tappd.sock',
+          '/run/tappd.sock',
+          '/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock',
+          '/run/dstack/tappd.sock',
         ]
         endpoint = socketPaths.find(p => fs.existsSync(p)) ?? socketPaths[0]
       }
diff --git a/sdk/python/src/dstack_sdk/dstack_client.py b/sdk/python/src/dstack_sdk/dstack_client.py
index 7fb79dc3..a78f9142 100644
--- a/sdk/python/src/dstack_sdk/dstack_client.py
+++ b/sdk/python/src/dstack_sdk/dstack_client.py
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ def get_endpoint(endpoint: str | None = None) -> str:
             f"Using simulator endpoint: {os.environ['DSTACK_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT']}"
         )
         return os.environ["DSTACK_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT"]
-    # Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
+    # Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
     socket_paths = [
-        "/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
         "/var/run/dstack.sock",
+        "/run/dstack.sock",
+        "/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
+        "/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
     ]
     for path in socket_paths:
         if os.path.exists(path):
@@ -69,10 +71,12 @@ def get_tappd_endpoint(endpoint: str | None = None) -> str:
     if "TAPPD_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT" in os.environ:
         logger.info(f"Using tappd endpoint: {os.environ['TAPPD_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT']}")
         return os.environ["TAPPD_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT"]
-    # Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
+    # Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
     socket_paths = [
-        "/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
         "/var/run/tappd.sock",
+        "/run/tappd.sock",
+        "/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
+        "/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
     ]
     for path in socket_paths:
         if os.path.exists(path):
diff --git a/sdk/rust/src/dstack_client.rs b/sdk/rust/src/dstack_client.rs
index 48b4e6da..e72a986e 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/src/dstack_client.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/src/dstack_client.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ fn get_endpoint(endpoint: Option<&str>) -> String {
     if let Ok(sim_endpoint) = env::var("DSTACK_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT") {
         return sim_endpoint;
     }
-    // Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
-    const SOCKET_PATHS: &[&str] = &["/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock", "/var/run/dstack.sock"];
+    // Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
+    const SOCKET_PATHS: &[&str] = &[
+        "/var/run/dstack.sock",
+        "/run/dstack.sock",
+        "/var/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
+        "/run/dstack/dstack.sock",
+    ];
     for path in SOCKET_PATHS {
         if std::path::Path::new(path).exists() {
             return path.to_string();
diff --git a/sdk/rust/src/tappd_client.rs b/sdk/rust/src/tappd_client.rs
index 769ff514..e313c52e 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/src/tappd_client.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/src/tappd_client.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ fn get_tappd_endpoint(endpoint: Option<&str>) -> String {
     if let Ok(sim_endpoint) = env::var("TAPPD_SIMULATOR_ENDPOINT") {
         return sim_endpoint;
     }
-    // Try new path first, fall back to old path for backward compatibility
-    const SOCKET_PATHS: &[&str] = &["/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock", "/var/run/tappd.sock"];
+    // Try paths in order: legacy paths first, then namespaced paths
+    const SOCKET_PATHS: &[&str] = &[
+        "/var/run/tappd.sock",
+        "/run/tappd.sock",
+        "/var/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
+        "/run/dstack/tappd.sock",
+    ];
     for path in SOCKET_PATHS {
         if std::path::Path::new(path).exists() {
             return path.to_string();