diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index 96c7dcc7f..75752ed06 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# latest stable NGINX 1.4.x with websocket support
+add-apt-repository -y ppa:nginx/stable
 apt-get install -y nginx dnsutils
 
 cat<<EOF > /etc/init/nginx-reloader.conf
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
index 1200e5bba..615221d73 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ upstream $APP { server 127.0.0.1:$PORT; }
 server { 
   listen      80;
   server_name $hostname;
-  location    / { proxy_pass  http://$APP; }
+  location    / {
+    proxy_pass  http://$APP;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade"; 
+  }
 }
 EOF
   nc -U $HOME/reload-nginx