connectTimeout: Int,
  ) {
    try {
      socket.connect(address, connectTimeout)
    } catch (e: ClassCastException) {
      // On android 8.0, socket.connect throws a ClassCastException due to a bug
      // see https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/63649622
      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == 26) {
        throw IOException("Exception in connect", e)
      } else {
        throw e
      }
    }
  }