diff --git a/lib/websocket/transports/socketio/index.js b/lib/websocket/transports/socketio/index.js
index 4ef29453..d8161841 100644
--- a/lib/websocket/transports/socketio/index.js
+++ b/lib/websocket/transports/socketio/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ exports.init = function(emitter, httpServer, config) {
   var io;
   io = socketio.listen(httpServer);
   io.set('log level', 1);
+  io.set('close timeout', 60 * 60 * 120);
   if ((config != null ? config.io : void 0) != null) config.io(io);
   io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
     if (processSession(socket)) {
diff --git a/src/websocket/transports/socketio/index.coffee b/src/websocket/transports/socketio/index.coffee
index cd42ec44..6e218cb4 100644
--- a/src/websocket/transports/socketio/index.coffee
+++ b/src/websocket/transports/socketio/index.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ exports.init = (emitter, httpServer, config) ->
 
   # Set default log level. Can be overwritten using app config
   io.set 'log level', 1
+
+  # Temporary fix for https://github.com/LearnBoost/socket.io/issues/777  REMOVE_BEFORE_0.3.0
+  io.set('close timeout', 60*60*120)
   
   # Allow app to configure Socket.IO using the syntax below
   # ss.ws.transport.use('socketio', {io: function(io){