diff --git a/src/js/services/mopidy/middleware.js b/src/js/services/mopidy/middleware.js
index 5426815d..5dc8a0c9 100755
--- a/src/js/services/mopidy/middleware.js
+++ b/src/js/services/mopidy/middleware.js
@@ -152,13 +152,8 @@ const MopidyMiddleware = (function(){
 
                 var state = store.getState();
 
-                if (window.location.protocol == 'https'){
-                    var protocol = 'wss'
-                } else {
-                    var protocol = 'ws'
-                }
                 socket = new Mopidy({
-                    webSocketUrl: protocol+'://'+state.mopidy.host+':'+state.mopidy.port+'/mopidy/ws',
+                    webSocketUrl: 'ws://'+state.mopidy.host+':'+state.mopidy.port+'/mopidy/ws',
                     callingConvention: 'by-position-or-by-name'
                 });
 
diff --git a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
index 12c3c5d1..64990a5b 100755
--- a/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
+++ b/src/js/services/pusher/middleware.js
@@ -72,14 +72,8 @@ const PusherMiddleware = (function(){
                 if( state.pusher.username ) connection.username = state.pusher.username;
                 connection.username = connection.username.replace(/\W/g, '')
                 
-                if (window.location.protocol == 'https'){
-                    var protocol = 'wss'
-                } else {
-                    var protocol = 'ws'
-                }
-
                 socket = new WebSocket(
-                    protocol+'://'+state.mopidy.host+':'+state.mopidy.port+'/iris/ws',
+                    'ws://'+state.mopidy.host+':'+state.mopidy.port+'/iris/ws',
                     [ connection.clientid, connection.connection_id, connection.username ]
                 );