diff --git a/plugin/fcitx.py b/plugin/fcitx.py
index 546e9f9..2b1c794 100644
--- a/plugin/fcitx.py
+++ b/plugin/fcitx.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ FCITX_OPEN   = struct.pack('i', 1 | (1 << 16))
 FCITX_CLOSE  = struct.pack('i', 1)
 INT_SIZE     = struct.calcsize('i')
 fcitxsocketfile = vim.eval('s:fcitxsocketfile')
+if fcitxsocketfile[0] == '@': # abstract socket
+  fcitxsocketfile = '\x00' + fcitxsocketfile[1:]
 
 def fcitxtalk(command=None):
   sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX)
diff --git a/plugin/fcitx.vim b/plugin/fcitx.vim
index 9c63f3d..d654d8e 100644
--- a/plugin/fcitx.vim
+++ b/plugin/fcitx.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 scriptencoding utf-8
 " fcitx.vim	remember fcitx's input state for each buffer
 " Author:       lilydjwg
-" Version:	1.2.3
+" Version:	1.2.4
 " URL:		http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3764
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Load Once: