diff --git a/daemon/1socketPathInteractive.go b/daemon/1socketPathInteractive.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fb52e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/1socketPathInteractive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build interactive
+
+package daemon
+
+var socketPath string // interactive clients are not expected to daemonize
diff --git a/daemon/1sharedTermux.go b/daemon/1socketPathTermux.go
similarity index 78%
rename from daemon/1sharedTermux.go
rename to daemon/1socketPathTermux.go
index d4eb069..bffc9bc 100644
--- a/daemon/1sharedTermux.go
+++ b/daemon/1socketPathTermux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build android && termux
+//go:build android && termux && !interactive
 
 package daemon
 
diff --git a/daemon/1sharedUNIXGeneric.go b/daemon/1socketPathUNIXGeneric.go
similarity index 69%
rename from daemon/1sharedUNIXGeneric.go
rename to daemon/1socketPathUNIXGeneric.go
index d587e4e..dfb76ab 100644
--- a/daemon/1sharedUNIXGeneric.go
+++ b/daemon/1socketPathUNIXGeneric.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !windows && !android && !termux
+//go:build !windows && !android && !termux && !interactive
 
 package daemon
 
diff --git a/daemon/1sharedWindows.go b/daemon/1socketPathWindows.go
similarity index 79%
rename from daemon/1sharedWindows.go
rename to daemon/1socketPathWindows.go
index 889d3dd..ac19623 100644
--- a/daemon/1sharedWindows.go
+++ b/daemon/1socketPathWindows.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build windows
+//go:build windows && !interactive
 
 package daemon