diff --git a/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb b/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb
index e6b6732..8e1ef50 100644
--- a/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     it_should_behave_like "a socket"
 
     it "should raise a TransportException when it cannot open a socket" do
-      ::Socket.should_receive(:new).and_raise(StandardError)
+      ::Socket.should_receive(:getaddrinfo).with("localhost", 9090, nil, ::Socket::SOCK_STREAM).and_return([[]])
       lambda { @socket.open }.should raise_error(Thrift::TransportException) { |e| e.type.should == Thrift::TransportException::NOT_OPEN }
     end