diff --git a/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_http/sockets.py b/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_http/sockets.py
index 7f821f8..01454d0 100644
--- a/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_http/sockets.py
+++ b/src/openjd/adaptor_runtime/_http/sockets.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def gen_socket_path(dir: str, base_name: str):
             return os.path.join(dir, name)
 
         if not base_dir:
-            socket_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
+            socket_dir = os.path.realpath(tempfile.gettempdir())
             # Check that the sticky bit is set on the temp dir
             if not os.stat(socket_dir).st_mode & stat.S_ISVTX:
                 raise NoSocketPathFoundException(
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def gen_socket_path(dir: str, base_name: str):
                     "sticky bit (restricted deletion flag) set"
                 )
         else:
-            socket_dir = base_dir
+            socket_dir = os.path.realpath(base_dir)
 
         if namespace:
             socket_dir = os.path.join(socket_dir, namespace)
diff --git a/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/conftest.py b/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/conftest.py
index 83e282a..642d94a 100644
--- a/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/conftest.py
+++ b/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/conftest.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 # Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 import platform
+import random
+import string
 from typing import Generator
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-from openjd.adaptor_runtime._osname import OSName
-import string
-import random
 import pytest
 
+from openjd.adaptor_runtime._osname import OSName
+from openjd.adaptor_runtime._http import sockets
+
 if OSName.is_windows():
     import win32net
     import win32netcon
@@ -92,3 +95,13 @@ def delete_user() -> None:
     yield username, password
     # Delete the user after test completes
     delete_user()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=OSName().is_macos())
+def mock_sockets_py_tempfile_gettempdir_to_slash_tmp() -> Generator[MagicMock, None, None]:
+    """
+    Mock that is automatically used on Mac to override the tempfile.gettempdir() usages in sockets.py
+    because the folder returned by it on Mac is too long for the socket name to fit (max 104 bytes, see sockets.py)
+    """
+    with patch.object(sockets.tempfile, "gettempdir", return_value="/tmp") as m:
+        yield m
diff --git a/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/unit/http/test_sockets.py b/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/unit/http/test_sockets.py
index 23632c3..1157145 100644
--- a/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/unit/http/test_sockets.py
+++ b/test/openjd/adaptor_runtime/unit/http/test_sockets.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def test_handles_socket_name_collisions(
 
             # THEN
             assert result.endswith(expected_sock_name)
-            mock_exists.call_count == len(existing_sock_names) + 1
+            assert mock_exists.call_count == (len(existing_sock_names) + 1)
 
 
 class TestLinuxSocketPaths: