diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index e1c199989..26b581fc4 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ function handshake()
   //create the url
   var url = loc.protocol + "//" + loc.hostname + ":" + port + "/";
   //find out in which subfolder we are
-  var resource =  exports.baseURL.substring(1)  + "socket.io";
+  var path =  exports.baseURL  + "socket.io";
   //connect
   socket = pad.socket = io.connect(url, {
-    resource: resource,
+    path: path,
     'max reconnection attempts': 3,
     'sync disconnect on unload' : false
   });