diff --git a/rt/localshell.ts b/rt/localshell.ts
index ee49a59a..014ba0e6 100644
--- a/rt/localshell.ts
+++ b/rt/localshell.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ module TDev {
         export function localProxyHandler() {
             return function (cmd, data) {
                 if (cmd == "shell") return LocalShell.runShellAsync(data)
-                else if (cmd == "socket") return Promise.as({ url: mgmtUrl("").replace(/^http/, "ws") })
+                else if (cmd == "socket") 
+                    return LocalShell.mgmtRequestAsync("stats")
+                        .then(() => { return { url: mgmtUrl("").replace(/^http/, "ws") } })
                 else return LocalShell.mgmtRequestAsync("plugin/" + cmd, data)
             };
         }