diff --git a/pypresence/presence.py b/pypresence/presence.py
index 8490ece..54ff57a 100644
--- a/pypresence/presence.py
+++ b/pypresence/presence.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ def connect(self):
     def close(self):
         self.send_data(2, {'v': 1, 'client_id': self.client_id})
         self.loop.close()
-        self.sock_writer.close()
         if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
             self.sock_writer._call_connection_lost(None)
 
@@ -85,6 +84,5 @@ async def connect(self):
     def close(self):
         self.send_data(2, {'v': 1, 'client_id': self.client_id})
         self.loop.close()
-        self.sock_writer.close()
         if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
             self.sock_writer._call_connection_lost(None)
diff --git a/pypresence/utils.py b/pypresence/utils.py
index 83b6180..2b8f66a 100644
--- a/pypresence/utils.py
+++ b/pypresence/utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
+import socket
 
 from .exceptions import PyPresenceException
 
@@ -23,8 +24,13 @@ def remove_none(d: dict):
 
 def test_ipc_path(path):
     '''Tests an IPC pipe to ensure that it actually works'''
-    with open(path):
-        return True
+    if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
+        with open(path):
+            return True
+    else:
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as client:
+            client.connect(path)
+            return True
 
 
 # Returns on first IPC pipe matching Discord's
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ def get_ipc_path(pipe=None):
         ipc = f"{ipc}{pipe}"
 
     if sys.platform in ('linux', 'darwin'):
-        tempdir = (os.environ.get('XDG_RUNTIME_DIR') or tempfile.gettempdir())
+        tempdir = os.environ.get('XDG_RUNTIME_DIR') or (f"/run/user/{os.getuid()}" if os.path.exists(f"/run/user/{os.getuid()}") else tempfile.gettempdir())
         paths = ['.', 'snap.discord', 'app/com.discordapp.Discord', 'app/com.discordapp.DiscordCanary']
     elif sys.platform == 'win32':
         tempdir = r'\\?\pipe'
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ def get_ipc_path(pipe=None):
         full_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(tempdir, path))
         if sys.platform == 'win32' or os.path.isdir(full_path):
             for entry in os.scandir(full_path):
-                if entry.name.startswith(ipc) and os.path.exists(entry) and test_ipc_path(entry):
+                if entry.name.startswith(ipc) and os.path.exists(entry) and test_ipc_path(entry.path):
                     return entry.path