diff --git a/plugins/mysql-apt/index.py b/plugins/mysql-apt/index.py
index 84bc4d301..0a25055cb 100755
--- a/plugins/mysql-apt/index.py
+++ b/plugins/mysql-apt/index.py
@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ def getSocketFile():
     content = mw.readFile(file)
     rep = 'socket\s*=\s*(.*)'
     tmp = re.search(rep, content)
-    return tmp.groups()[0].strip()
+
+    socket = tmp.groups()[0].strip()
+
+    _socket = socket+'.sock'
+    if os.path.exists(_socket):
+        return _socket
+
+    return socket
 
 
 def getErrorLogsFile():