diff --git a/client/src/AdriftClient.ts b/client/src/AdriftClient.ts
index d98950b..c969895 100644
--- a/client/src/AdriftClient.ts
+++ b/client/src/AdriftClient.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ export class AdriftBareClient extends Client {
     onReadyState: ReadyStateCallback,
     webSocketImpl: WebSocketImpl
   ): WebSocket {
-    // IP of TEST-NET-1 (https://superuser.com/a/698392/917616)
-    const ws = new webSocketImpl("ws:192.0.2.0", protocols);
+    const ws = new webSocketImpl("ws:null", protocols);
     // this will error. that's okay
     let initalCloseHappened = false;
     ws.addEventListener("close", (e) => {