diff --git a/frontend/.env.server b/frontend/.env.server
index 2f08c81..ced11bc 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.server
+++ b/frontend/.env.server
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ VITE_API_BASE_URL=https://www.your-part.de
 VITE_TINYMCE_API_KEY=xjqnfymt2wd5q95onkkwgblzexams6l6naqjs01x72ftzryg
 VITE_DAEMON_SOCKET=wss://www.your-part.de:4551
 VITE_CHAT_WS_URL=wss://www.your-part.de:1235
+VITE_SOCKET_IO_URL=https://www.your-part.de:4443
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/index.js b/frontend/src/store/index.js
index eac988f..6d8a353 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/index.js
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ const store = createStore({
           if (currentSocket) {
             currentSocket.disconnect();
           }
-          console.log('🔌 Initializing Socket.io connection to:', import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL);
-          const socket = io(import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL, {
+          const socketIoUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_SOCKET_IO_URL || import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL;
+          console.log('🔌 Initializing Socket.io connection to:', socketIoUrl);
+          const socket = io(socketIoUrl, {
             secure: true,
-            transports: ['polling']
+            transports: ['websocket', 'polling']
           });
     
                     socket.on('connect', () => {