diff --git a/lib/App.ts b/lib/App.ts
index 97535df5..fb76ae56 100644
--- a/lib/App.ts
+++ b/lib/App.ts
@@ -575,24 +575,18 @@ module TDev.RT {
             return undefined
         }
 
-        function askShellAsync(rt:Runtime)
-        {
-            return rt.host.askSourceAccessAsync(lf("execute shell commands or manipulate files"),
-                lf("the shell and/or the file system. This script may be harmful for your computer. Do not allow this if you do not trust the source of this script."), false, true)
-        }
-
         //? Runs a shell command. This action is only available when the script is running from a local web server.
-        //@ betaOnly [cmd].deflStrings("shell", "mkdir", "writeFile", "readFile", "readDir", "writeFiles", "pythonEnv")
+        //@ betaOnly [cmd].deflStrings("shell", "mkdir", "writeFile", "readFile", "readDir", "writeFiles", "pythonEnv", "socket")
         //@ cap(shell) returns(JsonObject) async
         export function run_command(cmd: string, data: JsonObject, r: ResumeCtx) {
             var proxyAsync = r.rt.host.localProxyAsync;
-            if (cmd == "socket") Util.userError("invalid cmd")
             if (!proxyAsync) {
                 r.resumeVal(JsonObject.wrap({ error: 'notsupported', reason: lf("This command requires a local proxy.") }));
                 return;
             }
 
-            askShellAsync(r.rt)
+            r.rt.host.askSourceAccessAsync(lf("execute shell commands or manipulate files"),
+                lf("the shell and/or the file system. This script may be harmful for your computer. Do not allow this if you do not trust the source of this script."), false, true)
                 .then((allow :boolean) => {
                     if (!allow) return Promise.as(JsonObject.wrap({ error: 'denied', reason: lf("The user denied access to shell execution.") }));
                     else return proxyAsync(cmd, data ? data.value() : undefined);
@@ -602,32 +596,6 @@ module TDev.RT {
                 )
         }
 
-        //? Opens a WebSocket to the shell. This action is only available when the script is running from a local web server.
-        //@ betaOnly dbgOnly
-        //@ cap(shell) returns(WebSocket_) async
-        export function open_shell_socket(r: ResumeCtx) {
-            var proxyAsync = r.rt.host.localProxyAsync;
-            if (!proxyAsync) {
-                App.log(lf("This command requires a local proxy."))
-                r.resumeVal(undefined)
-                return;
-            }
-
-            askShellAsync(r.rt)
-                .then((allow :boolean) => {
-                    if (!allow) {
-                        App.log(lf("The user denied access to shell execution."))
-                        return undefined
-                    }
-                    else return proxyAsync("socket", undefined)
-                })
-                .done(res => r.resumeVal(WebSocket_.mk(res, r.rt)),
-                e => {
-                    App.log(e.message)
-                    r.resumeVal(undefined)
-                })
-        }
-
         //? Shows a dialog with the logs
         //@ uiAsync betaOnly
         export function show_logs(filter : string, r : ResumeCtx) {
diff --git a/rt/localshell.ts b/rt/localshell.ts
index 2d6432e1..ee49a59a 100644
--- a/rt/localshell.ts
+++ b/rt/localshell.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module TDev {
         export function localProxyHandler() {
             return function (cmd, data) {
                 if (cmd == "shell") return LocalShell.runShellAsync(data)
-                else if (cmd == "socket") return LocalShell.shellSocketAsync()
+                else if (cmd == "socket") return Promise.as({ url: mgmtUrl("").replace(/^http/, "ws") })
                 else return LocalShell.mgmtRequestAsync("plugin/" + cmd, data)
             };
         }
@@ -57,25 +57,6 @@ module TDev {
             else return Util.httpPostRealJsonAsync(mgmtUrl(path), data)
         }
 
-        export function shellSocketAsync(): Promise
-        {
-            var wsurl = mgmtUrl("").replace(/^http/, "ws");
-            Util.log('shell socket: {0}', wsurl);
-            var ws = new WebSocket(wsurl);
-            var r = new PromiseInv()
-
-            ws.onopen = () => {
-                ws.onopen = null
-                ws.onerror = null
-                r.success(ws)
-            }
-            ws.onerror = e => {
-                r.error(ws)
-            }
-
-            return r
-        }
-
         var lastShell: WebSocket = undefined;
         export function runShellAsync(data: any): Promise {
             Util.log('shell run {0}', JSON.stringify(data));