diff --git a/proxy/src/bin/local_proxy.rs b/proxy/src/bin/local_proxy.rs
index 644f670f88..e59d852d70 100644
--- a/proxy/src/bin/local_proxy.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/bin/local_proxy.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use proxy::cancellation::CancellationHandlerMain;
 use proxy::config::{
     self, AuthenticationConfig, ComputeConfig, HttpConfig, ProxyConfig, RetryConfig,
 };
+use proxy::conn::TokioTcpAcceptor;
 use proxy::control_plane::locks::ApiLocks;
 use proxy::control_plane::messages::{EndpointJwksResponse, JwksSettings};
 use proxy::http::health_server::AppMetrics;
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ project_build_tag!(BUILD_TAG);
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio::sync::Notify;
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     };
 
-    let metrics_listener = TcpListener::bind(args.metrics).await?.into_std()?;
-    let http_listener = TcpListener::bind(args.http).await?;
+    let metrics_listener = TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(args.metrics).await?;
+    let http_listener = TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(args.http).await?;
     let shutdown = CancellationToken::new();
 
     // todo: should scale with CU
diff --git a/proxy/src/bin/pg_sni_router.rs b/proxy/src/bin/pg_sni_router.rs
index 97d870a83a..121ee0d85e 100644
--- a/proxy/src/bin/pg_sni_router.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/bin/pg_sni_router.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use clap::Arg;
 use futures::future::Either;
 use futures::TryFutureExt;
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use proxy::conn::{Acceptor, TokioTcpAcceptor};
 use proxy::context::RequestContext;
 use proxy::metrics::{Metrics, ThreadPoolMetrics};
 use proxy::protocol2::ConnectionInfo;
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Start listening for incoming client connections
     let proxy_address: SocketAddr = args.get_one::<String>("listen").unwrap().parse()?;
     info!("Starting sni router on {proxy_address}");
-    let proxy_listener = TcpListener::bind(proxy_address).await?;
+    let proxy_listener = TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(proxy_address).await?;
 
     let cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
 
@@ -152,17 +153,13 @@ async fn task_main(
     dest_suffix: Arc<String>,
     tls_config: Arc<rustls::ServerConfig>,
     tls_server_end_point: TlsServerEndPoint,
-    listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
+    acceptor: TokioTcpAcceptor,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    // When set for the server socket, the keepalive setting
-    // will be inherited by all accepted client sockets.
-    socket2::SockRef::from(&listener).set_keepalive(true)?;
-
     let connections = tokio_util::task::task_tracker::TaskTracker::new();
 
     while let Some(accept_result) =
-        run_until_cancelled(listener.accept(), &cancellation_token).await
+        run_until_cancelled(acceptor.accept(), &cancellation_token).await
     {
         let (socket, peer_addr) = accept_result?;
 
@@ -172,10 +169,6 @@ async fn task_main(
 
         connections.spawn(
             async move {
-                socket
-                    .set_nodelay(true)
-                    .context("failed to set socket option")?;
-
                 info!(%peer_addr, "serving");
                 let ctx = RequestContext::new(
                     session_id,
@@ -197,7 +190,7 @@ async fn task_main(
     }
 
     connections.close();
-    drop(listener);
+    drop(acceptor);
 
     connections.wait().await;
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs b/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs
index 3b122d771c..99dcae5223 100644
--- a/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/bin/proxy.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use proxy::config::{
     self, remote_storage_from_toml, AuthenticationConfig, CacheOptions, ComputeConfig, HttpConfig,
     ProjectInfoCacheOptions, ProxyConfig, ProxyProtocolV2,
 };
+use proxy::conn::TokioTcpAcceptor;
 use proxy::context::parquet::ParquetUploadArgs;
 use proxy::http::health_server::AppMetrics;
 use proxy::metrics::Metrics;
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ use proxy::serverless::GlobalConnPoolOptions;
 use proxy::tls::client_config::compute_client_config_with_root_certs;
 use proxy::{auth, control_plane, http, serverless, usage_metrics};
 use remote_storage::RemoteStorageConfig;
-use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
@@ -353,17 +353,17 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // Check that we can bind to address before further initialization
     let http_address: SocketAddr = args.http.parse()?;
     info!("Starting http on {http_address}");
-    let http_listener = TcpListener::bind(http_address).await?.into_std()?;
+    let http_listener = TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(http_address).await?;
 
     let mgmt_address: SocketAddr = args.mgmt.parse()?;
     info!("Starting mgmt on {mgmt_address}");
-    let mgmt_listener = TcpListener::bind(mgmt_address).await?;
+    let mgmt_listener = TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(mgmt_address).await?;
 
     let proxy_listener = if !args.is_auth_broker {
         let proxy_address: SocketAddr = args.proxy.parse()?;
         info!("Starting proxy on {proxy_address}");
 
-        Some(TcpListener::bind(proxy_address).await?)
+        Some(TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(proxy_address).await?)
     } else {
         None
     };
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let serverless_listener = if let Some(serverless_address) = args.wss {
         let serverless_address: SocketAddr = serverless_address.parse()?;
         info!("Starting wss on {serverless_address}");
-        Some(TcpListener::bind(serverless_address).await?)
+        Some(TokioTcpAcceptor::bind(serverless_address).await?)
     } else if args.is_auth_broker {
         bail!("wss arg must be present for auth-broker")
     } else {
diff --git a/proxy/src/conn.rs b/proxy/src/conn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21e93c896d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/src/conn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+use std::future::{poll_fn, Future};
+use std::io;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
+
+pub trait Acceptor {
+    type Connection: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static;
+    type Error: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        let _ = cx;
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn accept(
+        &self,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(Self::Connection, SocketAddr), Self::Error>> + Send;
+}
+
+pub trait Connector {
+    type Connection: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static;
+    type Error: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn poll_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        let _ = cx;
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn connect(
+        &self,
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self::Connection, Self::Error>> + Send;
+}
+
+pub struct TokioTcpAcceptor {
+    listener: TcpListener,
+    tcp_nodelay: Option<bool>,
+    tcp_keepalive: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+impl TokioTcpAcceptor {
+    pub async fn bind<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addr: A) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
+        // When set for the server socket, the keepalive setting
+        // will be inherited by all accepted client sockets.
+        socket2::SockRef::from(&listener).set_keepalive(true)?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            listener,
+            tcp_nodelay: Some(true),
+            tcp_keepalive: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_std(self) -> io::Result<std::net::TcpListener> {
+        self.listener.into_std()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Acceptor for TokioTcpAcceptor {
+    type Connection = TcpStream;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn accept(&self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(Self::Connection, SocketAddr), Self::Error>> {
+        async move {
+            let (stream, addr) = self.listener.accept().await?;
+
+            let socket = socket2::SockRef::from(&stream);
+            if let Some(nodelay) = self.tcp_nodelay {
+                socket.set_nodelay(nodelay)?;
+            }
+            if let Some(keepalive) = self.tcp_keepalive {
+                socket.set_keepalive(keepalive)?;
+            }
+
+            Ok((stream, addr))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct TokioTcpConnector;
+
+impl Connector for TokioTcpConnector {
+    type Connection = TcpStream;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn connect(
+        &self,
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self::Connection, Self::Error>> {
+        async move {
+            let socket = TcpStream::connect(addr).await?;
+            socket.set_nodelay(true)?;
+            Ok(socket)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait Stream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static {}
+
+impl<T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static> Stream for T {}
+
+pub trait AsyncRead {
+    fn readable(&self) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<()>> + Send
+    where
+        Self: Send + Sync,
+    {
+        poll_fn(move |cx| self.poll_read_ready(cx))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_read_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>>;
+
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>>;
+
+    fn poll_read_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &mut [io::IoSliceMut<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>>;
+}
+
+pub trait AsyncWrite {
+    fn writable(&self) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<()>> + Send
+    where
+        Self: Send + Sync,
+    {
+        poll_fn(move |cx| self.poll_write_ready(cx))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>>;
+
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>>;
+
+    fn poll_write_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>>;
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>>;
+
+    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>>;
+}
+
+impl AsyncRead for tokio::net::TcpStream {
+    fn poll_read_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        tokio::net::TcpStream::poll_read_ready(self, cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        match tokio::net::TcpStream::try_read(Pin::new(&mut *self).get_mut(), buf) {
+            Ok(n) => Poll::Ready(Ok(n)),
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+            Err(e) => Poll::Ready(Err(e)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll_read_vectored(
+        mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &mut [io::IoSliceMut<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        match tokio::net::TcpStream::try_read_vectored(Pin::new(&mut *self).get_mut(), bufs) {
+            Ok(n) => Poll::Ready(Ok(n)),
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                cx.waker().wake_by_ref();
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+            Err(e) => Poll::Ready(Err(e)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncWrite for tokio::net::TcpStream {
+    fn poll_write_ready(&self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        tokio::net::TcpStream::poll_write_ready(self, cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        <Self as tokio::io::AsyncWrite>::poll_write(self, cx, buf)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        <Self as tokio::io::AsyncWrite>::poll_write_vectored(self, cx, bufs)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        <Self as tokio::io::AsyncWrite>::poll_flush(self, cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        <Self as tokio::io::AsyncWrite>::poll_shutdown(self, cx)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/console_redirect_proxy.rs b/proxy/src/console_redirect_proxy.rs
index 25a549039c..02659404ef 100644
--- a/proxy/src/console_redirect_proxy.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/console_redirect_proxy.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info, Instrument};
 use crate::auth::backend::ConsoleRedirectBackend;
 use crate::cancellation::{CancellationHandlerMain, CancellationHandlerMainInternal};
 use crate::config::{ProxyConfig, ProxyProtocolV2};
+use crate::conn::{Acceptor, TokioTcpAcceptor};
 use crate::context::RequestContext;
 use crate::error::ReportableError;
 use crate::metrics::{Metrics, NumClientConnectionsGuard};
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::proxy::{
 pub async fn task_main(
     config: &'static ProxyConfig,
     backend: &'static ConsoleRedirectBackend,
-    listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
+    acceptor: TokioTcpAcceptor,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
     cancellation_handler: Arc<CancellationHandlerMain>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -30,15 +31,11 @@ pub async fn task_main(
         info!("proxy has shut down");
     }
 
-    // When set for the server socket, the keepalive setting
-    // will be inherited by all accepted client sockets.
-    socket2::SockRef::from(&listener).set_keepalive(true)?;
-
     let connections = tokio_util::task::task_tracker::TaskTracker::new();
     let cancellations = tokio_util::task::task_tracker::TaskTracker::new();
 
     while let Some(accept_result) =
-        run_until_cancelled(listener.accept(), &cancellation_token).await
+        run_until_cancelled(acceptor.accept(), &cancellation_token).await
     {
         let (socket, peer_addr) = accept_result?;
 
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ pub async fn task_main(
 
     connections.close();
     cancellations.close();
-    drop(listener);
+    drop(acceptor);
 
     // Drain connections
     connections.wait().await;
diff --git a/proxy/src/control_plane/mgmt.rs b/proxy/src/control_plane/mgmt.rs
index 2f7359240d..9b2a5e24fe 100644
--- a/proxy/src/control_plane/mgmt.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/control_plane/mgmt.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use postgres_backend::{AuthType, PostgresBackend, PostgresBackendTCP, QueryError};
 use pq_proto::{BeMessage, SINGLE_COL_ROWDESC};
-use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{error, info, info_span, Instrument};
 
+use crate::conn::{Acceptor, TokioTcpAcceptor};
 use crate::control_plane::messages::{DatabaseInfo, KickSession};
 use crate::waiters::{self, Waiter, Waiters};
 
@@ -26,19 +27,15 @@ pub(crate) fn notify(psql_session_id: &str, msg: ComputeReady) -> Result<(), wai
 
 /// Management API listener task.
 /// It spawns management response handlers needed for the console redirect auth flow.
-pub async fn task_main(listener: TcpListener) -> anyhow::Result<Infallible> {
+pub async fn task_main(acceptor: TokioTcpAcceptor) -> anyhow::Result<Infallible> {
     scopeguard::defer! {
         info!("mgmt has shut down");
     }
 
     loop {
-        let (socket, peer_addr) = listener.accept().await?;
+        let (socket, peer_addr) = acceptor.accept().await?;
         info!("accepted connection from {peer_addr}");
 
-        socket
-            .set_nodelay(true)
-            .context("failed to set client socket option")?;
-
         let span = info_span!("mgmt", peer = %peer_addr);
 
         tokio::task::spawn(
diff --git a/proxy/src/http/health_server.rs b/proxy/src/http/health_server.rs
index 6ca091feb7..a688b68462 100644
--- a/proxy/src/http/health_server.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/http/health_server.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::convert::Infallible;
-use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail};
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ use utils::http::error::ApiError;
 use utils::http::json::json_response;
 use utils::http::{RouterBuilder, RouterService};
 
+use crate::conn::TokioTcpAcceptor;
 use crate::ext::{LockExt, TaskExt};
 use crate::jemalloc;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn make_router(metrics: AppMetrics) -> RouterBuilder<hyper0::Body, ApiError> {
 }
 
 pub async fn task_main(
-    http_listener: TcpListener,
+    http_acceptor: TokioTcpAcceptor,
     metrics: AppMetrics,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Infallible> {
     scopeguard::defer! {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub async fn task_main(
 
     let service = || RouterService::new(make_router(metrics).build()?);
 
-    hyper0::Server::from_tcp(http_listener)?
+    hyper0::Server::from_tcp(http_acceptor.into_std()?)?
         .serve(service().map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?)
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/lib.rs b/proxy/src/lib.rs
index c56474edd7..342c444587 100644
--- a/proxy/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/lib.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub mod cancellation;
 pub mod compute;
 pub mod compute_ctl;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod conn;
 pub mod console_redirect_proxy;
 pub mod context;
 pub mod control_plane;
diff --git a/proxy/src/proxy/mod.rs b/proxy/src/proxy/mod.rs
index 3926c56fec..3659839788 100644
--- a/proxy/src/proxy/mod.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/proxy/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use self::connect_compute::{connect_to_compute, TcpMechanism};
 use self::passthrough::ProxyPassthrough;
 use crate::cancellation::{self, CancellationHandlerMain, CancellationHandlerMainInternal};
 use crate::config::{ProxyConfig, ProxyProtocolV2, TlsConfig};
+use crate::conn::{Acceptor, TokioTcpAcceptor};
 use crate::context::RequestContext;
 use crate::error::ReportableError;
 use crate::metrics::{Metrics, NumClientConnectionsGuard};
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn run_until_cancelled<F: std::future::Future>(
 pub async fn task_main(
     config: &'static ProxyConfig,
     auth_backend: &'static auth::Backend<'static, ()>,
-    listener: tokio::net::TcpListener,
+    acceptor: TokioTcpAcceptor,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
     cancellation_handler: Arc<CancellationHandlerMain>,
     endpoint_rate_limiter: Arc<EndpointRateLimiter>,
@@ -64,15 +65,11 @@ pub async fn task_main(
         info!("proxy has shut down");
     }
 
-    // When set for the server socket, the keepalive setting
-    // will be inherited by all accepted client sockets.
-    socket2::SockRef::from(&listener).set_keepalive(true)?;
-
     let connections = tokio_util::task::task_tracker::TaskTracker::new();
     let cancellations = tokio_util::task::task_tracker::TaskTracker::new();
 
     while let Some(accept_result) =
-        run_until_cancelled(listener.accept(), &cancellation_token).await
+        run_until_cancelled(acceptor.accept(), &cancellation_token).await
     {
         let (socket, peer_addr) = accept_result?;
 
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ pub async fn task_main(
 
     connections.close();
     cancellations.close();
-    drop(listener);
+    drop(acceptor);
 
     // Drain connections
     connections.wait().await;
diff --git a/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs b/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs
index c2623e0eca..0f1a98bc76 100644
--- a/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/serverless/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use rand::rngs::StdRng;
 use rand::SeedableRng;
 use sql_over_http::{uuid_to_header_value, NEON_REQUEST_ID};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
-use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 use tokio_rustls::TlsAcceptor;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ use utils::http::error::ApiError;
 
 use crate::cancellation::CancellationHandlerMain;
 use crate::config::{ProxyConfig, ProxyProtocolV2};
+use crate::conn::{Acceptor, TokioTcpAcceptor};
 use crate::context::RequestContext;
 use crate::ext::TaskExt;
 use crate::metrics::Metrics;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) const SERVERLESS_DRIVER_SNI: &str = "api";
 pub async fn task_main(
     config: &'static ProxyConfig,
     auth_backend: &'static crate::auth::Backend<'static, ()>,
-    ws_listener: TcpListener,
+    ws_acceptor: TokioTcpAcceptor,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
     cancellation_handler: Arc<CancellationHandlerMain>,
     endpoint_rate_limiter: Arc<EndpointRateLimiter>,
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ pub async fn task_main(
     connections.close(); // allows `connections.wait to complete`
 
     let cancellations = tokio_util::task::task_tracker::TaskTracker::new();
-    while let Some(res) = run_until_cancelled(ws_listener.accept(), &cancellation_token).await {
+    while let Some(res) = run_until_cancelled(ws_acceptor.accept(), &cancellation_token).await {
         let (conn, peer_addr) = res.context("could not accept TCP stream")?;
         if let Err(e) = conn.set_nodelay(true) {
             tracing::error!("could not set nodelay: {e}");