path: String,
    responseCode: AtomicInteger,
  ): Thread {
    return Thread {
      val url = mockWebServer.url(path).toUrl()
      val conn: HttpURLConnection
      try {
        conn = url.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
        responseCode.set(conn.responseCode) // Force the connection to hit the "server".
      } catch (ignored: IOException) {
      }
    }
  }