diff --git a/autoload/ale/lsp.vim b/autoload/ale/lsp.vim
index 29759f66..b7f8c542 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/lsp.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/lsp.vim
@@ -241,9 +241,8 @@ function! ale#lsp#HandleMessage(conn, message) abort
     endfor
 endfunction
 
-function! s:HandleChannelMessage(channel, message) abort
-    let l:info = ch_info(a:channel)
-    let l:address = l:info.hostname . l:info.address
+function! s:HandleChannelMessage(channel_id, message) abort
+    let l:address = ale#socket#GetAddress(a:channel_id)
     let l:conn = s:FindConnection('id', l:address)
 
     call ale#lsp#HandleMessage(l:conn, a:message)
@@ -319,15 +318,13 @@ function! ale#lsp#ConnectToAddress(address, project_root, callback, initializati
     " Get the current connection or a new one.
     let l:conn = !empty(l:conn) ? l:conn : ale#lsp#NewConnection(a:initialization_options)
 
-    if !has_key(l:conn, 'channel') || ch_status(l:conn.channel) isnot# 'open'
-        let l:conn.channnel = ch_open(a:address, {
-        \   'mode': 'raw',
-        \   'waittime': 0,
+    if !has_key(l:conn, 'channel_id') || !ale#socket#IsOpen(l:conn.channel_id)
+        let l:conn.channnel_id = ale#socket#Open(a:address, {
         \   'callback': function('s:HandleChannelMessage'),
         \})
     endif
 
-    if ch_status(l:conn.channnel) is# 'fail'
+    if l:conn.channnel_id < 0
         return 0
     endif
 
@@ -343,8 +340,8 @@ endfunction
 " queued messages.
 function! ale#lsp#StopAll() abort
     for l:conn in s:connections
-        if has_key(l:conn, 'channel')
-            call ch_close(l:conn.channel)
+        if has_key(l:conn, 'channel_id')
+            call ale#socket#Close(l:conn.channel_id)
         else
             call ale#job#Stop(l:conn.id)
         endif
@@ -356,9 +353,9 @@ endfunction
 function! s:SendMessageData(conn, data) abort
     if has_key(a:conn, 'executable')
         call ale#job#SendRaw(a:conn.id, a:data)
-    elseif has_key(a:conn, 'channel') && ch_status(a:conn.channnel) is# 'open'
+    elseif has_key(a:conn, 'channel_id') && ale#socket#IsOpen(a:conn.channel_id)
         " Send the message to the server
-        call ch_sendraw(a:conn.channel, a:data)
+        call ale#socket#Send(a:conn.channel_id, a:data)
     else
         return 0
     endif
diff --git a/autoload/ale/socket.vim b/autoload/ale/socket.vim
index 78eba737..0ca4dea6 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/socket.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/socket.vim
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 "   ale#socket#IsOpen(channel_id) -> 1 if open, 0 otherwise
 "   ale#socket#Close(channel_id)
 "   ale#socket#Send(channel_id, data)
+"   ale#socket#GetAddress(channel_id) -> Return the address for a job
 
 let s:channel_map = get(s:, 'channel_map', {})
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ function! ale#socket#Open(address, options) abort
     let l:Callback = a:options.callback
 
     let l:channel_info = {
+    \   'address': a:address,
     \   'mode': l:mode,
     \   'callback': a:options.callback,
     \}
@@ -135,3 +137,8 @@ function! ale#socket#Send(channel_id, data) abort
         call ch_sendraw(l:channel, a:data)
     endif
 endfunction
+
+" Get an address for a channel, or an empty string.
+function! ale#socket#GetAddress(channel_id) abort
+    return get(get(s:channel_map, a:channel_id, {}), 'address', '')
+endfunction
diff --git a/test/test_socket_connections.vader b/test/test_socket_connections.vader
index 71a1728b..6837fe51 100644
--- a/test/test_socket_connections.vader
+++ b/test/test_socket_connections.vader
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ Execute(Sending and receiving connections to sockets should work):
 
     AssertEqual g:channel_id, g:channel_id_received
     AssertEqual 'hello world', g:data_received
+    AssertEqual '127.0.0.1:' . g:port, ale#socket#GetAddress(g:channel_id)
 
     call ale#socket#Close(g:channel_id)
 
     AssertEqual 0, ale#socket#IsOpen(g:channel_id)
+    AssertEqual '', ale#socket#GetAddress(g:channel_id)
   endif
 
   " NeoVim versions which can't connect to sockets should just fail.