diff --git a/src/websocketd.cr b/src/websocketd.cr
index 53c258b..9a407d6 100644
--- a/src/websocketd.cr
+++ b/src/websocketd.cr
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def ws_http_upgrade(client)
 	headers = headers.map { |key, value| "#{key}: #{value[0]}\r\n" }.join
 
 	# requested service, fd
-	req_service = request.path.lchop
+	req_service = request.path.lchop.sub "ws/", ""
 
 	if req_service.ends_with? ".JSON"
 		Context.context.is_json[client.fd] = true