diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index adb7f81fb..ea745dfbd 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ app.use(morgan('combined', {
 
 //socket io
 var io = require('socket.io')(server);
+io.engine.ws = new (require('uws').Server)({
+    noServer: true,
+    perMessageDeflate: false
+});
 
 //others
 var realtime = require("./lib/realtime.js");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57e31ccf3..67da3e36b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     "tedious": "^1.14.0",
     "to-markdown": "^3.0.1",
     "toobusy-js": "^0.5.1",
+    "uws": "^0.11.0",
     "visibilityjs": "^1.2.4",
     "viz.js": "^1.3.0",
     "winston": "^2.2.0",