diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5627b6bb..d698b68d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "oauth": "^0.9.12",
     "q": "^1.0.1",
     "serve-static": "^1.5.3",
-    "socket.io": "^1.0.6",
+    "socket.io": "Automattic/socket.io#5863903",
     "yamljs": "^0.1.5"
   }
 }