diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts
index 221af33d2..bbeef736a 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ const handleClientReady = async (socket:any, message: typeof ChatMessage) => {
         rev: pad.getHeadRevisionNumber(),
         time: currentTime,
       },
-      socketTransportProtocols: settings.socketTransportProtocols,
       colorPalette: authorManager.getColorPalette(),
       clientIp: '127.0.0.1',
       userColor: authorColorId,
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js b/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
index 307e37908..9cc943e73 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/specs/collab_client.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ describe('Messages in the COLLABROOM', function () {
     // User 1 starts sending a change to the server.
     let sendStarted;
     const finishSend = (() => {
-      const socketJsonObj = helper.padChrome$.window.pad.socket.json;
-      const sendBackup = socketJsonObj.send;
+      const socketJsonObj = helper.padChrome$.window.pad.socket;
+      const sendBackup = socketJsonObj.emit;
       let startSend;
       sendStarted = new Promise((resolve) => { startSend = resolve; });
       let finishSend;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('Messages in the COLLABROOM', function () {
         startSend();
         sendP.then(() => {
           socketJsonObj.send = sendBackup;
-          socketJsonObj.send(...args);
+          socketJsonObj.send('message', ...args);
         });
       };
       return finishSend;