diff --git a/static/js/pad2.js b/static/js/pad2.js
index fddd9622e..260b3dd09 100644
--- a/static/js/pad2.js
+++ b/static/js/pad2.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function handshake()
     resource: resource
   });
 
-  socket.on('connect', function()
+  socket.once('connect', function()
   {
     var padId = document.URL.substring(document.URL.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);