diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index dc7b19e..4fedab8 100755
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	operators: ['admin'],
 	server: 'irc.libera.chat',
 	port: 6697,
-	socket: 'ws://127.0.0.1:3000/socket',
+	socket: 'ws://127.0.0.1:3000/socket/',
 	api: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/api',
 	reconnectDelay: 10, // seconds
 	prefix: '~',
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ffb733f..e6b7b4e 100755
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "markov-strings": "^3.0.1",
         "mathjs": "^11.8.0",
         "simple-node-logger": "^21.8.12",
+        "socket.io-client": "^4.7.2",
         "string-similarity": "^4.0.4",
         "tensify": "^0.0.4",
         "vm2": "^3.9.11",
@@ -566,6 +567,11 @@
         "node": ">=6.9.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@socket.io/component-emitter": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+9jVqKhRSpsc591z5vX+X5Yyw+he/HCB4iQ/RYxw35CEPaY1gnsNE43nf9n9AaYjAQrTiI/mOwKUKdUs9vf7Xg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@tootallnate/once": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tootallnate/once/-/once-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1337,6 +1343,47 @@
         "once": "^1.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-client": {
+      "version": "6.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-client/-/engine.io-client-6.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Z0qLB0NIisTRt1DZ/8U2k12RJn8yls/nXMZLn+/N8hANT3TcYjKFKcwbw5zFQiN4NTde3TSY9zb79e1ij6j9Q==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1",
+        "engine.io-parser": "~5.2.1",
+        "ws": "~8.11.0",
+        "xmlhttprequest-ssl": "~2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-client/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "2.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-client/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-parser": {
+      "version": "5.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9JktcM3u18nU9N2Lz3bWeBgxVgOKpw7yhRaoxQA3FUDZzzw+9WlA6p4G4u0RixNkg14fH7EfEc/RhpurtiROTQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/errors": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/errors/-/errors-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -3742,6 +3789,74 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-client": {
+      "version": "4.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client/-/socket.io-client-4.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vtA0uD4ibrYD793SOIAwlo8cj6haOeMHrGvwPxJsxH7CeIksqJ+3Zc06RvWTIFgiSqx4A3sOnTXpfAEE2Zyz6w==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.2",
+        "engine.io-client": "~6.5.2",
+        "socket.io-parser": "~4.2.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "2.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser": {
+      "version": "4.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-parser/-/socket.io-parser-4.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/GbIKmo8ioc+NIWIhwdecY0ge+qVBSMdgxGygevmdHj24bsfgtCmcUUcQ5ZzcylGFHsN3k4HB4Cgkl96KVnuew==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "2.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+    },
     "node_modules/source-map": {
       "version": "0.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.5.7.tgz",
@@ -4432,9 +4547,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "8.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wBuoj1BDpC6ZQ1B7DWQBYVLphPWkm8i9Y0/3YdHjHKHiohOJ1ws+3OccDWtH+PoC9DZD5WOTrJvNbWvjS6JWaA==",
+      "version": "8.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HPG3wQd9sNQoT9xHyNCXoDUa+Xw/VevmY9FoHyQ+g+rrMn4j6FB4np7Z0OhdTgjx6MgQLK7jwSy1YecU1+4Asg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
       },
@@ -4464,6 +4579,14 @@
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     },
+    "node_modules/xmlhttprequest-ssl": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QKxVRxiRACQcVuQEYFsI1hhkrMlrXHPegbbd1yn9UHOmRxY+si12nQYzri3vbzt8VdTTRviqcKxcyllFas5z2A==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/xtend": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4919,6 +5042,11 @@
         "to-fast-properties": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "@socket.io/component-emitter": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+9jVqKhRSpsc591z5vX+X5Yyw+he/HCB4iQ/RYxw35CEPaY1gnsNE43nf9n9AaYjAQrTiI/mOwKUKdUs9vf7Xg=="
+    },
     "@tootallnate/once": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tootallnate/once/-/once-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -5504,6 +5632,38 @@
         "once": "^1.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "engine.io-client": {
+      "version": "6.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-client/-/engine.io-client-6.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Z0qLB0NIisTRt1DZ/8U2k12RJn8yls/nXMZLn+/N8hANT3TcYjKFKcwbw5zFQiN4NTde3TSY9zb79e1ij6j9Q==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1",
+        "engine.io-parser": "~5.2.1",
+        "ws": "~8.11.0",
+        "xmlhttprequest-ssl": "~2.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "2.1.2"
+          }
+        },
+        "ms": {
+          "version": "2.1.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "engine.io-parser": {
+      "version": "5.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9JktcM3u18nU9N2Lz3bWeBgxVgOKpw7yhRaoxQA3FUDZzzw+9WlA6p4G4u0RixNkg14fH7EfEc/RhpurtiROTQ=="
+    },
     "errors": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/errors/-/errors-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -7278,6 +7438,56 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "socket.io-client": {
+      "version": "4.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client/-/socket.io-client-4.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vtA0uD4ibrYD793SOIAwlo8cj6haOeMHrGvwPxJsxH7CeIksqJ+3Zc06RvWTIFgiSqx4A3sOnTXpfAEE2Zyz6w==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.2",
+        "engine.io-client": "~6.5.2",
+        "socket.io-parser": "~4.2.4"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "2.1.2"
+          }
+        },
+        "ms": {
+          "version": "2.1.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "socket.io-parser": {
+      "version": "4.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-parser/-/socket.io-parser-4.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/GbIKmo8ioc+NIWIhwdecY0ge+qVBSMdgxGygevmdHj24bsfgtCmcUUcQ5ZzcylGFHsN3k4HB4Cgkl96KVnuew==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "2.1.2"
+          }
+        },
+        "ms": {
+          "version": "2.1.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "source-map": {
       "version": "0.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.5.7.tgz",
@@ -7835,9 +8045,9 @@
       }
     },
     "ws": {
-      "version": "8.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wBuoj1BDpC6ZQ1B7DWQBYVLphPWkm8i9Y0/3YdHjHKHiohOJ1ws+3OccDWtH+PoC9DZD5WOTrJvNbWvjS6JWaA==",
+      "version": "8.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HPG3wQd9sNQoT9xHyNCXoDUa+Xw/VevmY9FoHyQ+g+rrMn4j6FB4np7Z0OhdTgjx6MgQLK7jwSy1YecU1+4Asg==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "xml-name-validator": {
@@ -7850,6 +8060,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlchars/-/xmlchars-2.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-JZnDKK8B0RCDw84FNdDAIpZK+JuJw+s7Lz8nksI7SIuU3UXJJslUthsi+uWBUYOwPFwW7W7PRLRfUKpxjtjFCw=="
     },
+    "xmlhttprequest-ssl": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlhttprequest-ssl/-/xmlhttprequest-ssl-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QKxVRxiRACQcVuQEYFsI1hhkrMlrXHPegbbd1yn9UHOmRxY+si12nQYzri3vbzt8VdTTRviqcKxcyllFas5z2A=="
+    },
     "xtend": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-3.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f72802..d9d5d41 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "markov-strings": "^3.0.1",
     "mathjs": "^11.8.0",
     "simple-node-logger": "^21.8.12",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.7.2",
     "string-similarity": "^4.0.4",
     "tensify": "^0.0.4",
     "vm2": "^3.9.11",
diff --git a/src/schat.js b/src/schat.js
index 72d52d3..f09f30d 100755
--- a/src/schat.js
+++ b/src/schat.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 const config = require('config');
 const { setTimeout: delay } = require('timers/promises');
 const bhttp = require('bhttp');
-const WebSocket = require('ws');
+// const WebSocket = require('ws');
+const io = require('socket.io-client');
 const logger = require('simple-node-logger').createSimpleLogger();
 const { argv } = require('yargs');
 
@@ -128,7 +129,10 @@ function handleError(error, socket, domain, data) {
 }
 
 async function connect(bot, games) {
-	const socket = { ws: { readyState: 0 } };
+	const socket = {
+		ws: { readyState: 0 },
+		io: {},
+	};
 
 	socket.connect = async () => {
 		try {
@@ -140,13 +144,28 @@ async function connect(bot, games) {
 
 			logger.info(`Attempting to connect to ${config.socket}`);
 
-			socket.ws = new WebSocket(`${config.socket}?${new URLSearchParams({ v: wsCreds.wsId, t: wsCreds.timestamp }).toString()}`, [], {
-				headers: {
+			const { origin, pathname } = new URL(config.socket);
+
+			socket.io = io(origin, {
+				path: pathname,
+				query: {
+					v: wsCreds.wsId,
+					t: wsCreds.timestamp,
+				},
+				extraHeaders: {
 					cookie: sessionCookie,
 				},
 			});
 
-			socket.ws.on('message', async (msg) => {
+			socket.io.on('connect', () => {
+				logger.info(`Connected to ${config.socket}`);
+			});
+
+			socket.io.on('connect_error', (error) => {
+				logger.info(`Failed to connect to ${config.socket}: ${error}`);
+			});
+
+			socket.io.on('_', async (msg) => {
 				const [domain, data] = JSON.parse(msg);
 
 				logger.debug(`Received ${domain}: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
@@ -160,18 +179,12 @@ async function connect(bot, games) {
 				}
 			});
 
-			socket.ws.on('close', async (info) => {
+			socket.io.on('close', async (info) => {
 				logger.error(`WebSocket closed, reconnecting in ${config.reconnectDelay} seconds: ${info}`);
 
 				await delay(config.reconnectDelay * 1000);
 				socket.connect();
 			});
-
-			socket.ws.on('error', async (error) => {
-				logger.error(`WebSocket error: ${error.message}`);
-			});
-
-			logger.info(`Connected to ${config.socket}`);
 		} catch (error) {
 			logger.error(`Failed to connect, retrying in ${config.reconnectDelay} seconds: ${error.message}`);
 
@@ -181,7 +194,7 @@ async function connect(bot, games) {
 	};
 
 	socket.transmit = (domain, data) => {
-		socket.ws.send(JSON.stringify([domain, data]));
+		socket.io.emit('_', JSON.stringify([domain, data]));
 	};
 
 	socket.connect();