diff --git a/static/js/pad2.js b/static/js/pad2.js
index 24aa182b2..7f9d3a73a 100644
--- a/static/js/pad2.js
+++ b/static/js/pad2.js
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ function handshake()
   //create the url
   var url = loc.protocol + "//" + loc.hostname + ":" + port + "/";
   //find out in which subfolder we are
-  var resource = loc.pathname.substring(0,loc.pathname.indexOf("/p/")) + "/socket.io";
-  
+  console.log(loc.pathname);
+  var resource = loc.pathname.substr(1,loc.pathname.indexOf("/p/")) + "socket.io";
+  console.log(resource);
   //connect
   socket = io.connect(url, {resource: resource});
 
diff --git a/static/timeslider.html b/static/timeslider.html
index 2c369b366..84f93681d 100644
--- a/static/timeslider.html
+++ b/static/timeslider.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     //create the url
     var url = loc.protocol + "//" + loc.hostname + ":" + port + "/";
     //find out in which subfolder we are
-    var resource = loc.pathname.substring(0,loc.pathname.indexOf("/p/")) + "/socket.io";
+    var resource = loc.pathname.substr(1,loc.pathname.indexOf("/p/")) + "socket.io";
     
     //build up the socket io connection
     socket = io.connect(url, {resource: resource});