--- stomp.py-2.0.4.old/stomp/stomp.py	2009-10-01 03:47:43.000000000 +0800
+++ stomp.py-2.0.4/stomp/stomp.py	2009-12-09 17:20:00.000000000 +0800
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     log = DevNullLogger()
 
 
+_SocketFactory=socket.socket
+
 class Connection(object):
     """
     Represents a STOMP client connection.
@@ -622,7 +624,7 @@
             for host_and_port in self.__host_and_ports:
                 try:
                     log.debug("Attempting connection to host %s, port %s" % host_and_port)
-                    self.__socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+                    self.__socket = _SocketFactory(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
                     if self.__ssl: # wrap socket
                         if self.__ssl_ca_certs:
                             cert_validation = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED