diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Transports/UTP/UnityTransport.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Transports/UTP/UnityTransport.cs
index bc89e15606..6922699ddd 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Transports/UTP/UnityTransport.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Transports/UTP/UnityTransport.cs
@@ -426,10 +426,11 @@ private struct PacketLossCache
         internal static event Action<int> TransportDisposed;
         internal NetworkDriver NetworkDriver => m_Driver;
 
+        protected NetworkDriver m_Driver;
+
         private PacketLossCache m_PacketLossCache = new PacketLossCache();
 
         private State m_State = State.Disconnected;
-        private NetworkDriver m_Driver;
         private NetworkSettings m_NetworkSettings;
         private ulong m_ServerClientId;
 
@@ -554,12 +555,17 @@ private bool ClientBindAndConnect()
                 return false;
             }
 
-            var serverConnection = m_Driver.Connect(serverEndpoint);
+            var serverConnection = Connect(serverEndpoint);
             m_ServerClientId = ParseClientId(serverConnection);
 
             return true;
         }
 
+        protected virtual NetworkConnection Connect(NetworkEndpoint serverEndpoint)
+        {
+            return m_Driver.Connect(serverEndpoint);
+        }
+
         private bool ServerBindAndListen(NetworkEndpoint endPoint)
         {
             // Verify the endpoint is valid before proceeding