diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80c2b24453..981d9783f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
     "libp2p-spdy": "~0.11.0",
     "libp2p-tcp": "~0.11.5",
     "libp2p-webrtc-star": "~0.13.3",
-    "libp2p-websockets": "~0.10.4",
     "libp2p-websocket-star": "~0.7.6",
     "libp2p-websocket-star-rendezvous": "~0.2.3",
+    "libp2p-websockets": "^0.10.5",
     "lodash.times": "^4.3.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "pull-goodbye": "0.0.2",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 624105eb63..0771ad22b8 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const contentRouting = require('./content-routing')
 const dht = require('./dht')
 const pubsub = require('./pubsub')
 const getPeerInfo = require('./get-peer-info')
+const WebSockets = require('libp2p-websockets')
 
 exports = module.exports
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ class Node extends EventEmitter {
         this.switch.transport.add(
           transport.tag || transport.constructor.name, transport)
       } else if (transport.constructor &&
-                 transport.constructor.name === 'WebSockets') {
+                 transport instanceof WebSockets) {
         // TODO find a cleaner way to signal that a transport is always
         // used for dialing, even if no listener
         ws = transport