diff --git a/example/templates/index.html b/example/templates/index.html
index a338d0ca..cc9ab4cc 100644
--- a/example/templates/index.html
+++ b/example/templates/index.html
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
             // Connect to the Socket.IO server.
             // The connection URL has the following format, relative to the current page:
             //     http[s]://<domain>:<port>[/<namespace>]
-            var socket = io();
+		var uri = 'ws://'+window.location.hostname+':'+window.location.port+'/test';
+		var socket = io(uri);
 
             // Event handler for new connections.
             // The callback function is invoked when a connection with the