diff --git a/app/controllers/socket.js b/app/controllers/socket.js
index a4977af5..d6757292 100644
--- a/app/controllers/socket.js
+++ b/app/controllers/socket.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var util = require('bitcore').util;
 
 module.exports.init = function(app, io_ext) {
   ios = io_ext;
-  ios.set('log level', 1); // reduce logging
   ios.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
     socket.on('subscribe', function(topic) {
       socket.join(topic);
diff --git a/insight.js b/insight.js
index 215118db..87c84a64 100755
--- a/insight.js
+++ b/insight.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ require('./config/routes')(expressApp);
 
 // socket.io
 var server = require('http').createServer(expressApp);
-var ios = require('socket.io').listen(server);
+var ios = require('socket.io')(server);
 require('./app/controllers/socket.js').init(expressApp, ios);
 
 //Start the app by listening on <port>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2fdc683..f68f04e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "express": "~3.4.7",
     "buffertools": "*",
     "should": "~2.1.1",
-    "socket.io": "~0.9.16",
+    "socket.io": "~1.0.4",
     "moment": "~2.5.0",
     "sinon": "~1.7.3",
     "xmlhttprequest": "~1.6.0",