diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 0c79b748..4bd602c1 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "node-cryptojs-aes": "^0.4.0",
     "nodemailer": "^4.0.1",
     "request": "^2.72.0",
-    "socket.io": "^1.7.3",
+    "socket.io": "^2.0.1",
     "uniqid": "^4.1.1"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/server/public/layouts/main.handlebars b/server/public/layouts/main.handlebars
index a40141aa..5bfd9bba 100644
--- a/server/public/layouts/main.handlebars
+++ b/server/public/layouts/main.handlebars
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="https://swisnl.github.io/jQuery-contextMenu/dist/jquery.contextMenu.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="https://swisnl.github.io/jQuery-contextMenu/dist/jquery.ui.position.min.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/dist/lib/jquery.ui.touch-punch.min.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/dist/lib/socket.io.min.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/2.0.1/socket.io.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/dist/lib/color-thief.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/dist/lib/sha256.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/dist/lib/aes.js"></script>