diff --git a/lib/wsp/Peer.js b/lib/wsp/Peer.js
index e8a0b3ae..42527e04 100644
--- a/lib/wsp/Peer.js
+++ b/lib/wsp/Peer.js
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ function Peer (url, options) {
 	this.setMaxListeners(Infinity);
 
 	this.options = options || {};
-        this.options.wsc = options.wsc || { protocols: null };
+        if( !('wsc" in this.options ) ) this.options.wsc = options.wsc || { protocols: null };
+	else if( !("protocols" in this.options.wsc) ) this.options.wsc.protocols = null;   
 
 	// Messages sent before the socket is ready.
 	this.deferredMsgs = [];