diff --git a/dispatch.go b/dispatch.go
index 44d3f84..cf1dc72 100644
--- a/dispatch.go
+++ b/dispatch.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (i *Instance) Dispatch(cmd string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return readSocketRaw(i.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(cmd))
+	return readSocketRaw(i.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("dispatch %s", cmd)))
 }
 
 func (i *Instance) DispatchExpectOK(cmd string) error {
-	str, err := readSocketString(i.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(cmd))
+	str, err := readSocketString(i.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("dispatch %s", cmd)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}