diff --git a/service_manager/src/lib.rs b/service_manager/src/lib.rs
index 76dfc0e..a4774dd 100644
--- a/service_manager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/service_manager/src/lib.rs
@@ -122,22 +122,26 @@ pub fn create_service_manager() -> Result<Box<dyn ServiceManager>, ServiceManage
     }
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     {
-        // Try zinit first (preferred), fall back to systemd if it fails
-        let socket_path = "/tmp/zinit.sock";
-        match ZinitServiceManager::new(socket_path) {
-            Ok(zinit_manager) => {
-                log::debug!("Using zinit service manager");
-                Ok(Box::new(zinit_manager))
-            }
-            Err(zinit_error) => {
-                log::warn!(
-                    "Zinit service manager failed, falling back to systemd: {}",
-                    zinit_error
-                );
-                // Fallback to systemd
-                Ok(Box::new(SystemdServiceManager::new()))
+        // Try zinit first (preferred), with multiple socket paths, fall back to systemd if all fail
+        let socket_paths = ["/run/zinit.sock", "/tmp/zinit.sock", "/var/run/zinit.sock"];
+
+        for socket_path in &socket_paths {
+            log::debug!("Trying zinit socket: {}", socket_path);
+            match ZinitServiceManager::new(socket_path) {
+                Ok(zinit_manager) => {
+                    log::debug!("Using zinit service manager with socket: {}", socket_path);
+                    return Ok(Box::new(zinit_manager));
+                }
+                Err(zinit_error) => {
+                    log::debug!("Zinit socket {} failed: {}", socket_path, zinit_error);
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        log::warn!("All zinit sockets failed, falling back to systemd");
+        // Fallback to systemd if all zinit attempts fail
+        Ok(Box::new(SystemdServiceManager::new()))
     }
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux")))]
     {