diff --git a/readthedocs/core/views.py b/readthedocs/core/views.py
index 5f7c5f32dac..63128d22516 100644
--- a/readthedocs/core/views.py
+++ b/readthedocs/core/views.py
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ def random_page(request, project=None):
 
 def live_builds(request):
     builds = Build.objects.filter(state='building')[:5]
+    WEBSOCKET_HOST = getattr(settings, 'WEBSOCKET_HOST', 'localhost:8088')
     return render_to_response('all_builds.html',
-                              {'builds': builds},
+                              {'builds': builds,
+                               'WEBSOCKET_HOST': WEBSOCKET_HOST},
                 context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 @csrf_view_exempt
diff --git a/readthedocs/settings/postgres.py b/readthedocs/settings/postgres.py
index e04a0385364..0b952dce7aa 100644
--- a/readthedocs/settings/postgres.py
+++ b/readthedocs/settings/postgres.py
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
         'URL': 'http://odin:8983/solr',
     }
 }
+
 SLUMBER_API_HOST = 'http://readthedocs.org'
+WEBSOCKET_HOST = 'websocket.readthedocs.org:8088'
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/readthedocs/settings/sqlite.py b/readthedocs/settings/sqlite.py
index 10b638c03ec..85ea4fe24c2 100644
--- a/readthedocs/settings/sqlite.py
+++ b/readthedocs/settings/sqlite.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 SLUMBER_PASSWORD = 'test'
 SLUMBER_API_HOST = 'http://localhost:8000'
 
+WEBSOCKET_HOST = 'localhost:8088'
+
 HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.simple_backend.SimpleEngine',
diff --git a/readthedocs/templates/all_builds.html b/readthedocs/templates/all_builds.html
index ef98f6e13aa..eb706e8e830 100644
--- a/readthedocs/templates/all_builds.html
+++ b/readthedocs/templates/all_builds.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ <h3>{{ build }}</h3>
         var $url = $('#url');
         var $status = $('#status');
 
-        var ws = new WS('ws://websocket.readthedocs.org:8088/websocket');
+        var ws = new WS('ws://{{ WEBSOCKET_HOST }}/websocket');
         ws.send_json = function(data) {
             this.send(JSON.stringify(data));
         }