diff --git a/client/build.sh b/client/build.sh
index d33b608..68a1dbe 100755
--- a/client/build.sh
+++ b/client/build.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ wasm-bindgen --weak-refs --target no-modules --no-modules-global epoxy --out-dir
 echo "[ws] bindgen finished"
 
 mv out/epoxy_client_bg.wasm out/epoxy_client_unoptimized.wasm
-time wasm-opt out/epoxy_client_unoptimized.wasm -o out/epoxy_client_bg.wasm
+time wasm-opt -O4 out/epoxy_client_unoptimized.wasm -o out/epoxy_client_bg.wasm
 echo "[ws] optimized"
 
 AUTOGENERATED_SOURCE=$(<"out/epoxy_client.js")
diff --git a/client/demo.js b/client/demo.js
index 77876b2..e757b51 100644
--- a/client/demo.js
+++ b/client/demo.js
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@
             () => console.log("closed"),
             err => console.error(err),
             msg => console.log(msg),
-            "ws://localhost:9000",
+            "wss://echo.websocket.events",
             [],
             "localhost"
         );
-        await ws.send("data");
+        while (true) {
+            await ws.send("data");
+        }
     } else {
         let resp = await epoxy_client.fetch("https://httpbin.org/get");
         console.warn(resp, Object.fromEntries(resp.headers));
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index d47d6c0..30aabde 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl EpoxyClient {
             .await
             .replace_err("Failed to create multiplexor channel")?;
 
-        if *url.scheme().replace_err("URL must have a scheme")? == uri::Scheme::HTTPS {
+        if utils::get_is_secure(url)? {
             let cloned_uri = url_host.to_string().clone();
             let connector = TlsConnector::from(self.rustls_config.clone());
             let io = connector
diff --git a/client/src/utils.rs b/client/src/utils.rs
index 69a2613..077a120 100644
--- a/client/src/utils.rs
+++ b/client/src/utils.rs
@@ -130,8 +130,27 @@ pub fn is_redirect(code: u16) -> bool {
     [301, 302, 303, 307, 308].contains(&code)
 }
 
+pub fn get_is_secure(url: &Uri) -> Result<bool, JsError> {
+    let url_scheme = url.scheme().replace_err("URL must have a scheme")?;
+    let url_scheme_str = url.scheme_str().replace_err("URL must have a scheme")?;
+    // can't use match, compiler error
+    // error: to use a constant of type `Scheme` in a pattern, `Scheme` must be annotated with `#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]`
+    if *url_scheme == uri::Scheme::HTTP {
+        Ok(false)
+    } else if *url_scheme == uri::Scheme::HTTPS {
+        Ok(true)
+    } else if url_scheme_str == "ws" {
+        Ok(false)
+    } else if url_scheme_str == "wss" {
+        Ok(true)
+    } else {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn get_url_port(url: &Uri) -> Result<u16, JsError> {
     let url_scheme = url.scheme().replace_err("URL must have a scheme")?;
+    let url_scheme_str = url.scheme_str().replace_err("URL must have a scheme")?;
     if let Some(port) = url.port() {
         Ok(port.as_u16())
     } else {
@@ -141,6 +160,10 @@ pub fn get_url_port(url: &Uri) -> Result<u16, JsError> {
             Ok(80)
         } else if *url_scheme == uri::Scheme::HTTPS {
             Ok(443)
+        } else if url_scheme_str == "ws" {
+            Ok(80)
+        } else if url_scheme_str == "wss" {
+            Ok(443)
         } else {
             return Err(jerr!("Failed to coerce port from scheme"));
         }
diff --git a/client/src/websocket.rs b/client/src/websocket.rs
index ecd6601..d480a3c 100644
--- a/client/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/client/src/websocket.rs
@@ -51,15 +51,9 @@ impl EpxWebSocket {
             let key = STANDARD.encode(rand);
 
 
-            let pathstr = if let Some(p) = url.path_and_query() {
-                p.to_string()
-            } else {
-                url.path().to_string()
-            };
-
             let mut builder = Request::builder()
                 .method("GET")
-                .uri(pathstr)
+                .uri(url.clone())
                 .header("Host", host)
                 .header("Origin", origin)
                 .header(UPGRADE, "websocket")