diff --git a/service/client/websocket_client.js b/service/client/websocket_client.js
index c57a19793..a903216b9 100644
--- a/service/client/websocket_client.js
+++ b/service/client/websocket_client.js
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ class WebSocketClient {
             if (this.connectingCallback) {
                 this.connectingCallback(dispatch, getState);
             }
-            this.conn = new Socket(connectionUrl);
+
+            const captured = (/^(?:https?|wss?):\/\/[^/]*/).exec(connectionUrl);
+            const origin = captured ? captured[0] : null;
+            this.conn = new Socket(connectionUrl, null, {origin});
             this.connectionUrl = connectionUrl;
             this.token = token;
             this.dispatch = dispatch;