diff --git a/src/linux/external/hostap/CMakeLists.txt b/src/linux/external/hostap/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e34e1bc..4090fc9f 100644
--- a/src/linux/external/hostap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/linux/external/hostap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set(HOSTAP_TMP_DIR ${HOSTAP_PREFIX}/tmp)
 set(HOSTAP_STAMP_DIR ${HOSTAP_PREFIX}/src/${HOSTAP_EP_NAME}-stamp)
 set(HOSTAP_DOWNLOAD_DIR ${HOSTAP_PREFIX}/src)
 set(HOSTAP_SOURCE_DIR ${HOSTAP_PREFIX}/src/${HOSTAP_EP_NAME})
-set(HOSTAP_BINARY_DIR ${HOSTAP_PREFIX}/src/${HOSTAP_EP_NAME}-build)
+set(HOSTAP_BINARY_DIR ${HOSTAP_SOURCE_DIR}/hostapd CACHE FILEPATH "hostapd binary directory" FORCE)
 set(HOSTAP_INSTALL_DIR ${HOSTAP_PREFIX})
 set(HOSTAP_LOG_DIR ${HOSTAP_STAMP_DIR})
 
diff --git a/src/linux/wpa-controller/include/Wpa/ProtocolWpaConfig.hxx b/src/linux/wpa-controller/include/Wpa/ProtocolWpaConfig.hxx
index daacd647..aa59fe42 100644
--- a/src/linux/wpa-controller/include/Wpa/ProtocolWpaConfig.hxx
+++ b/src/linux/wpa-controller/include/Wpa/ProtocolWpaConfig.hxx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #error "CONFIG_WPA_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH_BASE must be defined."
 #endif
 
+#include <Wpa/WpaCore.hxx>
+
 namespace Wpa
 {
 /**
@@ -29,6 +31,27 @@ struct ProtocolWpaConfig
      * @brief The path to the control sockets used by hostapd.
      */
     static constexpr auto ControlSocketPathHostapd{ CONFIG_WPA_CONTROL_SOCKET_PATH_BASE "/hostapd" };
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the control socket path for the specified WPA type.
+     *
+     * @param wpaType The type of WPA daemon to get the control socket path for.
+     * @return constexpr auto The control socket path for the specified WPA type.
+     */
+    static constexpr auto
+    GetControlSocketPath(WpaType wpaType)
+    {
+        switch (wpaType) {
+        case WpaType::Hostapd:
+            return ControlSocketPathHostapd;
+        case WpaType::WpaSupplicant:
+            return ControlSocketPathWpaSupplicant;
+        case WpaType::Unknown:
+            [[fallthrough]];
+        default:
+            return ControlSocketPathBase;
+        }
+    }
 };
 } // namespace Wpa
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/CMakeLists.txt
index f3d4c3da..a439a21a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ target_link_libraries(wpa-controller-test-unit
 )
 
 configure_file(
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/detail/config/hostapd.conf.format.hxx.in
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/hostapd.conf.format.hxx
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/detail/config/HostapdBinaryInfo.hxx.in
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/HostapdBinaryInfo.hxx
     @ONLY
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.cxx b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.cxx
index b730ae7e..fc57b8b5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.cxx
+++ b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.cxx
@@ -10,15 +10,49 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string_view>
 
-#include "WpaDaemonManager.hxx"
+#include <Wpa/ProtocolWpaConfig.hxx>
 #include <Wpa/WpaCore.hxx>
 #include <magic_enum.hpp>
 #include <plog/Log.h>
 
-#include "hostapd.conf.format.hxx"
+#include "HostapdBinaryInfo.hxx"
+#include "WpaDaemonManager.hxx"
 
 namespace detail
 {
+/**
+ * @brief Format string for the default wpa_supplicant configuration file contents.
+ *
+ * There are 1 arguments expected to be substituted into the format string:
+ *
+ *  1. The control interface path.
+ */
+static constexpr auto WpaDaemonWpaSupplicantConfigurationFileContentsFormat = R"CONFIG(
+ctrl_interface={}
+)CONFIG";
+
+/**
+ * @brief Format string for the default hostapd configuration file contents.
+ *
+ * There are 2 argumentd expected to be substituted into the format string:
+ *
+ * 1. The wlan interface name.
+ * 2. The control interface path.
+ */
+static constexpr auto WpaDaemonHostapdConfigurationFileContentsFormat = R"CONFIG(
+interface={}
+driver=nl80211
+ctrl_interface={}
+ssid=wificontrollertest
+hw_mode=g
+channel=1
+auth_algs=3
+wpa=2
+wpa_passphrase=password
+wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 SAE
+wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
+rsn_pairwise=CCMP
+)CONFIG";
 
 /**
  * @brief Write the default configuration file contents for the specified wpa
@@ -26,45 +60,27 @@ namespace detail
  *
  * @param wpaType The type of wpa daemon to write the configuration file for.
  * @param interfaceName The wlan interface the daemon will be managing.
+ * @param controlSocketPath The path to the control socket for the daemon.
  * @param configurationFile The file stream to write the configuration file to.
  */
 void
-WriteDefaultConfigurationFileContents(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, std::string_view interfaceName, std::ofstream& configurationFile)
+WriteDefaultConfigurationFileContents(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, std::string_view interfaceName, std::string_view controlSocketPath, std::ofstream& configurationFile)
 {
     switch (wpaType) {
-    case Wpa::WpaType::Hostapd: {
-        configurationFile << std::format(WpaDaemonHostapdConfigurationFileContentsFormat, interfaceName);
+    case Wpa::WpaType::Hostapd:
+        configurationFile << std::format(WpaDaemonHostapdConfigurationFileContentsFormat, interfaceName, controlSocketPath);
         break;
-    }
-    default: {
+    case Wpa::WpaType::WpaSupplicant:
+        configurationFile << std::format(WpaDaemonWpaSupplicantConfigurationFileContentsFormat, controlSocketPath);
+        break;
+    case Wpa::WpaType::Unknown:
+        [[fallthrough]];
+    default:
         throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Unsupported wpa daemon type '{}'", magic_enum::enum_name(wpaType)));
     }
-    }
 }
 } // namespace detail
 
-/* static */
-std::filesystem::path
-WpaDaemonManager::FindDaemonBinary(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, const std::filesystem::path& searchPath)
-{
-    using std::filesystem::perms;
-
-    const auto daemon = Wpa::GetWpaTypeDaemonBinaryName(wpaType);
-
-    LOGI << std::format("Searching for hostapd daemon binary '{}' in '{}'\n", daemon, searchPath.c_str());
-
-    for (const auto& directoryEntry : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(searchPath)) {
-        if (directoryEntry.is_regular_file() && directoryEntry.path().filename() == daemon) {
-            const auto permissions = directoryEntry.status().permissions();
-            if ((permissions & (perms::owner_exec | perms::group_exec | perms::others_exec)) != perms::none) {
-                return directoryEntry.path();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return {};
-}
-
 /* static */
 std::filesystem::path
 WpaDaemonManager::CreateAndWriteDefaultConfigurationFile(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, std::string_view interfaceName)
@@ -72,10 +88,11 @@ WpaDaemonManager::CreateAndWriteDefaultConfigurationFile(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, s
     // Determine which daemon to create the configuration file for.
     const auto daemon = Wpa::GetWpaTypeDaemonBinaryName(wpaType);
     const auto daemonConfigurationFilePath = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / std::format("{}.conf", daemon);
+    const auto daemonControlSocketPath{ Wpa::ProtocolWpaConfig::GetControlSocketPath(wpaType) };
 
     // Create and write default configuration file contents.
     std::ofstream daemonConfigurationFile{ daemonConfigurationFilePath, std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc };
-    detail::WriteDefaultConfigurationFileContents(wpaType, interfaceName, daemonConfigurationFile);
+    detail::WriteDefaultConfigurationFileContents(wpaType, interfaceName, daemonControlSocketPath, daemonConfigurationFile);
     daemonConfigurationFile.flush();
     daemonConfigurationFile.close();
 
@@ -92,6 +109,15 @@ WpaDaemonManager::Start(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, std::string_view interfaceName, co
         interfaceName = WpaDaemonManager::InterfaceNameDefault;
     }
 
+    // Create the control socket path if it doesn't exist.
+    const std::filesystem::path controlSocketPath{ Wpa::ProtocolWpaConfig::GetControlSocketPath(wpaType) };
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(controlSocketPath)) {
+        if (!std::filesystem::create_directories(controlSocketPath)) {
+            LOGE << std::format("Failed to create control socket path '{}'\n", controlSocketPath.c_str());
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Determine which daemon to start and formulate daemon binary arguments.
     const auto daemon = Wpa::GetWpaTypeDaemonBinaryName(wpaType);
     const auto* configurationFileArgumentPrefix = (wpaType == Wpa::WpaType::WpaSupplicant) ? "-c" : "";
@@ -147,13 +173,7 @@ WpaDaemonManager::StartDefault(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, std::string_view interfaceN
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 
-    auto daemonFilePath = FindDaemonBinary(wpaType);
-    if (daemonFilePath.empty()) {
-        LOGE << std::format("Failed to find wpa '{}' daemon binary\n", magic_enum::enum_name(wpaType));
-        return std::nullopt;
-    }
-
-    return Start(wpaType, interfaceName, daemonFilePath, configurationFilePath);
+    return Start(wpaType, interfaceName, detail::HostapdBinaryPath, configurationFilePath);
 }
 
 /* static */
diff --git a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.hxx b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.hxx
index 03240b31..62abe784 100644
--- a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.hxx
+++ b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/WpaDaemonManager.hxx
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ struct WpaDaemonManager
      */
     static constexpr auto ControlSocketPathBase{ "/run/" };
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Attempts to find the binary for the specified wpa daemon type.
-     *
-     * @param wpaType The type of wpa daemon to find the binary for.
-     * @return std::filesystem::path The path to the daemon binary, if found. Otherwise, an empty path.
-     */
-    static std::filesystem::path
-    FindDaemonBinary(Wpa::WpaType wpaType, const std::filesystem::path& searchPath = std::filesystem::current_path());
-
     /**
      * @brief Create and write a default configuration file to disk for the
      * specified wpa daemon type. The configuration file will be written to the
diff --git a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/config/HostapdBinaryInfo.hxx.in b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/config/HostapdBinaryInfo.hxx.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee7bbeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/config/HostapdBinaryInfo.hxx.in
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+#ifndef HOSTAPD_BINARY_INFO_HXX
+#define HOSTAPD_BINARY_INFO_HXX
+
+/**
+ * Note: this is a generated file. Do not attempt to change it as any changes will be lost.
+ */
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace detail
+{
+/**
+ * @brief The path to hostapd binaries.
+ */
+static const std::filesystem::path HostapdBinaryDirectory{ "@HOSTAP_BINARY_DIR@" };
+
+/**
+ * @brief The path to the hostapd daemon binary.
+ */
+static const std::filesystem::path HostapdBinaryPath{ HostapdBinaryDirectory / "hostapd" };
+} // namespace detail 
+
+#endif // HOSTAPD_BINARY_INFO_HXX
diff --git a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/config/hostapd.conf.format.hxx.in b/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/config/hostapd.conf.format.hxx.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ca9cb8f8..00000000
--- a/tests/unit/linux/wpa-controller/detail/config/hostapd.conf.format.hxx.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-
-#ifndef HOSTAPD_CONF_FORMAT_HXX
-#define HOSTAPD_CONF_FORMAT_HXX
-
-namespace detail
-{
-static constexpr auto WpaDaemonHostapdConfigurationFileContentsFormat = R"CONFIG(
-interface={}
-driver=nl80211
-ctrl_interface=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_RUNSTATEDIR@/hostapd
-ssid=wificontrollertest
-hw_mode=g
-channel=1
-auth_algs=3
-wpa=2
-wpa_passphrase=password
-wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 SAE
-wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
-rsn_pairwise=CCMP
-)CONFIG";
-
-} // namespace detail
-
-#endif // HOSTAPD_CONF_FORMAT_HXX