diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 13f6db28e..3ac6bde6e 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ var defaultConfig = {
   // network layer config
   network: {
     testnet: {
-      url: 'https://test-insight.bitpay.com:443'
+      url: 'https://test-insight.bitpay.com:443',
+      transports: ['polling'],
     },
     livenet: {
-      url: 'https://insight.bitpay.com:443'
+      url: 'https://insight.bitpay.com:443',
+      transports: ['polling'],
     },
   },
 
diff --git a/js/models/Async.js b/js/models/Async.js
index 217eb9869..ee1e897ed 100644
--- a/js/models/Async.js
+++ b/js/models/Async.js
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ function Network(opts) {
   this.url = opts.url;
   this.secretNumber = opts.secretNumber;
   this.cleanUp();
+
+  this.socketOptions =  {
+    reconnection: true,
+    'force new connection': true,
+    'secure': this.url.indexOf('https') === 0,
+  };
+
+   if (opts.transports) {
+     this.socketOptions['transports'] =  opts.transports;
+   }
 }
 
 nodeUtil.inherits(Network, EventEmitter);
@@ -191,7 +201,7 @@ Network.prototype._onMessage = function(enc) {
     this._deletePeer(sender);
     return;
   }
-  log.debug('receiving ' + JSON.stringify(payload));
+  log.debug('Async: receiving ' + JSON.stringify(payload));
 
   var self = this;
   switch (payload.type) {
@@ -254,6 +264,8 @@ Network.prototype._setupConnectionHandlers = function(opts, cb) {
 
   self.socket.on('connect', function() {
     var pubkey = self.getKey().public.toString('hex');
+    log.debug('Async subcribing to:pubkey:',pubkey);
+
     self.socket.emit('subscribe', pubkey);
 
     self.socket.on('disconnect', function() {
@@ -324,11 +336,9 @@ Network.prototype.start = function(opts, openCallback) {
 };
 
 Network.prototype.createSocket = function() {
-  return io.connect(this.url, {
-    reconnection: true,
-    'force new connection': true,
-    'secure': this.url.indexOf('https') === 0,
-  });
+
+  console.log('Async: Connecting to socket:', this.url, this.socketOptions); //TODO
+  return io.connect(this.url, this.socketOptions);
 };
 
 Network.prototype.getOnlinePeerIDs = function() {
diff --git a/js/models/Insight.js b/js/models/Insight.js
index 5b6e0e32c..4c1a4be52 100644
--- a/js/models/Insight.js
+++ b/js/models/Insight.js
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ var Insight = function(opts) {
     'secure': opts.url.indexOf('https') === 0
   };
 
+
+   if (opts.transports) {
+     this.opts['transports'] =  opts.transports;
+   }
+
   this.socket = this.getSocket();
 }
 
diff --git a/js/models/Wallet.js b/js/models/Wallet.js
index 88cc0f7cb..18869f218 100644
--- a/js/models/Wallet.js
+++ b/js/models/Wallet.js
@@ -893,8 +893,9 @@ Wallet.prototype.netStart = function() {
     self.emit('connectionError');
   });
 
-  log.debug('Starting wallet networking');
+  log.debug('Wallet: Starting networking');
   net.start(startOpts, function() {
+    log.debug('Wallet: Networking ready');
     self._setBlockchainListeners();
     self.emit('ready', net.getPeer());
     setTimeout(function() {