diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index e36c4430..2b1ff931 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (cli *Client) Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	cli.resetExpectedDisconnect()
-	fs := socket.NewFrameSocket(cli.Log.Sub("Socket"), socket.WAConnHeader, cli.proxy)
+	fs := socket.NewFrameSocket(cli.Log.Sub("Socket"), cli.proxy)
 	if err := fs.Connect(); err != nil {
 		fs.Close(0)
 		return err
diff --git a/socket/framesocket.go b/socket/framesocket.go
index 2d7e4ad2..293347de 100644
--- a/socket/framesocket.go
+++ b/socket/framesocket.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ type FrameSocket struct {
 	partialHeader  []byte
 }
 
-func NewFrameSocket(log waLog.Logger, header []byte, proxy Proxy) *FrameSocket {
+func NewFrameSocket(log waLog.Logger, proxy Proxy) *FrameSocket {
 	return &FrameSocket{
 		conn:   nil,
 		log:    log,
-		Header: header,
+		Header: WAConnHeader,
 		Frames: make(chan []byte),
 
 		Proxy: proxy,