diff --git a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/AtmosphereRequest.java b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/AtmosphereRequest.java
index 8da5d88ee6e..f3e75b5dec5 100644
--- a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/AtmosphereRequest.java
+++ b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/AtmosphereRequest.java
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ public Builder localInetSocketAddress(Callable localAddr) {
         }
 
         public Builder attributes(Map<String, Object> attributes) {
-            localAttributes = Collections.synchronizedMap(attributes);
+            localAttributes = ConcurrentHashMap.class.isAssignableFrom(attributes.getClass()) ? attributes : Collections.synchronizedMap(attributes);
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/FrameworkConfig.java b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/FrameworkConfig.java
index 170250cfe37..f5c1ca4a0b5 100644
--- a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/FrameworkConfig.java
+++ b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/cpr/FrameworkConfig.java
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ public interface FrameworkConfig {
      * The SimpleHttpProtocol.
      */
     String SIMPLE_HTTP_OVER_WEBSOCKET = "polling-websocket-message";
+    /**
+     * The SimpleHttpProtocol.
+     */
+    String STREAMING_HTTP_OVER_WEBSOCKET = "streaming-websocket-message";
     /**
      * Cancel suspending a connection.
      */
diff --git a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/ProtocolUtil.java b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/ProtocolUtil.java
index 4c7c6957b5a..31b471e9ea3 100644
--- a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/ProtocolUtil.java
+++ b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/ProtocolUtil.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereRequest;
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereResource;
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereResourceImpl;
-import org.atmosphere.cpr.FrameworkConfig;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ protected static AtmosphereRequest.Builder constructRequest(AtmosphereResource r
 
     private static Map<String, Object> attributes(AtmosphereRequest request) {
         Map<String, Object> m = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Object>();
-        m.put(FrameworkConfig.WEBSOCKET_SUBPROTOCOL, FrameworkConfig.SIMPLE_HTTP_OVER_WEBSOCKET);
         /***
          * This is quite ugly, but the some server may allow null attribute and that break ConcurrentHashMap
          */
diff --git a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/SimpleHttpProtocol.java b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/SimpleHttpProtocol.java
index c2008e94f91..e27c9d781d4 100644
--- a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/SimpleHttpProtocol.java
+++ b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/SimpleHttpProtocol.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereConfig;
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereRequest;
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereResourceImpl;
+import org.atmosphere.cpr.FrameworkConfig;
 import org.atmosphere.websocket.WebSocket;
 import org.atmosphere.websocket.WebSocketProcessor;
 import org.atmosphere.websocket.WebSocketProtocol;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public List<AtmosphereRequest> onMessage(WebSocket webSocket, String message) {
             return null;
         }
         AtmosphereRequest request = resource.getRequest(false);
+        request.setAttribute(FrameworkConfig.WEBSOCKET_SUBPROTOCOL, FrameworkConfig.SIMPLE_HTTP_OVER_WEBSOCKET);
 
         if (!resource.isInScope()) return Collections.emptyList();
 
diff --git a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/StreamingHttpProtocol.java b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/StreamingHttpProtocol.java
index 0a53b815b9b..7e594399eef 100644
--- a/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/StreamingHttpProtocol.java
+++ b/modules/cpr/src/main/java/org/atmosphere/websocket/protocol/StreamingHttpProtocol.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereConfig;
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereRequest;
 import org.atmosphere.cpr.AtmosphereResourceImpl;
+import org.atmosphere.cpr.FrameworkConfig;
 import org.atmosphere.websocket.WebSocket;
 import org.atmosphere.websocket.WebSocketProcessor;
 import org.atmosphere.websocket.WebSocketProtocolStream;
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ public List<AtmosphereRequest> onTextStream(WebSocket webSocket, Reader r) {
         }
 
         AtmosphereRequest request = resource.getRequest();
+        request.setAttribute(FrameworkConfig.WEBSOCKET_SUBPROTOCOL, FrameworkConfig.STREAMING_HTTP_OVER_WEBSOCKET);
+
         List<AtmosphereRequest> list = new ArrayList<AtmosphereRequest>();
         list.add(constructRequest(resource, request.getPathInfo(), request.getRequestURI(), methodType, contentType.equalsIgnoreCase(TEXT) ? null : contentType, destroyable).reader(r).build());
-
         return list;
     }