diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/socketio.js b/src/node/hooks/express/socketio.js
index 524bab3d9..39b325808 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/socketio.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/socketio.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   io.set('transports', settings.socketTransportProtocols );
 
   var socketIOLogger = log4js.getLogger("socket.io");
+  /*
   io.set('logger', {
     debug: function (str)
     {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
       socketIOLogger.error.apply(socketIOLogger, arguments);
     },
   });
+  */
 
   //minify socket.io javascript
   if(settings.minify)
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 652aebaf8..1adbe8917 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                       "request"                 : "2.9.100",
                       "require-kernel"          : "1.0.5",
                       "resolve"                 : ">=1.0.0",
-                      "socket.io"               : "0.9.x",
+                      "socket.io"               : ">=1.2.0",
                       "ueberDB"                 : ">=0.2.6",
                       "express"                 : "3.1.0",
                       "async"                   : "0.1.x",