diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9ed72f44..1694211bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "npm": ">=3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@nraynaud/novnc": "^0.6.1-1",
     "ansi_up": "^1.3.0",
     "asap": "^2.0.4",
     "babel-eslint": "^7.0.0",
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@
     "moment": "^2.13.0",
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.4",
     "notifyjs": "^3.0.0",
-    "novnc-node": "^0.5.3",
     "promise-toolbox": "^0.9.4",
     "random-password": "^0.1.2",
     "react": "^15.4.1",
diff --git a/src/common/react-novnc.js b/src/common/react-novnc.js
index a8133253e..629cc5d33 100644
--- a/src/common/react-novnc.js
+++ b/src/common/react-novnc.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
+import RFB from '@nraynaud/novnc/lib/rfb'
 import { createBackoff } from 'jsonrpc-websocket-client'
-import { RFB } from 'novnc-node'
 import {
-  format as formatUrl,
   parse as parseUrl,
   resolve as resolveUrl
 } from 'url'
@@ -91,14 +90,18 @@ export default class NoVnc extends Component {
     const rfb = this._rfb = new RFB({
       encrypt: isSecure,
       target: this.refs.canvas,
-      wsProtocols: [ 'chat' ],
       onClipboard: onClipboardChange && ((_, text) => {
         onClipboardChange(text)
       }),
       onUpdateState: this._onUpdateState
     })
 
-    rfb.connect(formatUrl(url))
+    // remove leading slashes from the path
+    //
+    // a leading slassh will be added by noVNC
+    const clippedPath = url.path.replace(/^\/+/, '')
+
+    rfb.connect(url.hostname, url.port, null, clippedPath)
     disableShortcuts()
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9a885eb21..9943fa1ce 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
     normalize-path "^2.0.1"
     through2 "^2.0.3"
 
+"@nraynaud/novnc@^0.6.1-1":
+  version "0.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nraynaud/novnc/-/novnc-0.6.1.tgz#995459bb6f7bd5dd9bd7899b021f68f7744cf1b3"
+  dependencies:
+    pako "^1.0.3"
+
 JSONStream@^1.0.3:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/JSONStream/-/JSONStream-1.3.1.tgz#707f761e01dae9e16f1bcf93703b78c70966579a"
@@ -1204,10 +1210,6 @@ bootstrap@4.0.0-alpha.5:
     jquery "1.9.1 - 3"
     tether "^1.3.7"
 
-bowser@^0.7.2:
-  version "0.7.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bowser/-/bowser-0.7.3.tgz#4fc0cb4e0e2bdd9b394df0d2038c32c2cc2712c8"
-
 brace-expansion@^1.1.7:
   version "1.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.8.tgz#c07b211c7c952ec1f8efd51a77ef0d1d3990a292"
@@ -5279,13 +5281,6 @@ notifyjs@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/notifyjs/-/notifyjs-3.0.0.tgz#7418c9d6c0533aebaa643414214af53b521d1b28"
 
-novnc-node@^0.5.3:
-  version "0.5.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/novnc-node/-/novnc-node-0.5.3.tgz#69f20a4a2ff0c54ca2f942ff59553f523eb61fa7"
-  dependencies:
-    bowser "^0.7.2"
-    debug "^2.2.0"
-
 now-and-later@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/now-and-later/-/now-and-later-1.0.0.tgz#23e798ccaaf0e8acbef0687f82086274746e0893"
@@ -5520,6 +5515,10 @@ p-reduce@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-reduce/-/p-reduce-1.0.0.tgz#18c2b0dd936a4690a529f8231f58a0fdb6a47dfa"
 
+pako@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pako/-/pako-1.0.5.tgz#d2205dfe5b9da8af797e7c163db4d1f84e4600bc"
+
 pako@~0.2.0:
   version "0.2.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pako/-/pako-0.2.9.tgz#f3f7522f4ef782348da8161bad9ecfd51bf83a75"