diff --git a/client/src/AdriftClient.ts b/client/src/AdriftClient.ts
index 5cb27b4..23adadd 100644
--- a/client/src/AdriftClient.ts
+++ b/client/src/AdriftClient.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class AdriftBareClient extends Client {
     webSocketImpl: WebSocketImpl,
     arrayBufferImpl: ArrayBufferConstructor
   ): WebSocket {
-    const ws = new webSocketImpl("ws:null", protocols);
+    const ws = new webSocketImpl("wss:null", protocols);
     // this will error. that's okay
     let initalCloseHappened = false;
     ws.addEventListener("close", (e) => {