diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 0f4c096..4ba9901 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@
 
 	function init() {
 		document.getElementById("myName").innerHTML = myName;
-		testWebSocket();
+		if ("WebSocket" in window){
+			testWebSocket();
+		} else {
+			document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = 'No websockets :(';
+		}
 	}
 	function testWebSocket() {
 		websocket = new WebSocket(wsURI);