diff --git a/mud/core/templates/index.html b/mud/core/templates/index.html
index c2ad2e1..05cfaf9 100644
--- a/mud/core/templates/index.html
+++ b/mud/core/templates/index.html
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 <body>
   <script>
     var sockjs_url = "{{ sockjs_url }}";
+    // Disable websockets. Set to `undefined` for defaults.
+    var sockjs_protocols = ['xhr-streaming',
+                       'iframe-eventsource',
+                       'iframe-htmlfile',
+                       'xhr-polling',
+                       'iframe-xhr-polling',
+                       'jsonp-polling'];
   </script>
   <div id="maincolumn">
   <div id="box">
diff --git a/mud/static/main.js b/mud/static/main.js
index b118d1d..e14ab00 100644
--- a/mud/static/main.js
+++ b/mud/static/main.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $(function () {
 
 $(function () {
       var opts = {debug: true};
-      var conn = new SockJS(sockjs_url, undefined, opts);
+      var conn = new SockJS(sockjs_url, sockjs_protocols, opts);
 
       var to = null;
       var ping = function() {
