diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/lib/transport/WebSocketTransport.java b/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/lib/transport/WebSocketTransport.java
index 3cac00fc0..fd0227686 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/lib/transport/WebSocketTransport.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/lib/transport/WebSocketTransport.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void connect(ConnectListener connectListener) {
 					SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
 					sslContext.init( null, null, null );
 					SSLSocketFactory factory = sslContext.getSocketFactory();// (SSLSocketFactory) SSLSocketFactory.getDefault();
-					wsConnection.setSocket( factory.createSocket() );
+					wsConnection.setSocketFactory(factory);
 				}
 			}
 			wsConnection.connect();