diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index fa26b88b..0709226f 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -1173,7 +1173,8 @@
 		opt = opt || {};
 		var tab = gun.tab = gun.tab || {};
 		tab.store = tab.store || Tab.store;
-		tab.request = tab.request || request;
+		tab.request = tab.request || Gun.request;
+		if(!tab.request){ throw new Error("Default GUN driver could not find default network abstraction.") }
 		tab.request.s = tab.request.s || {};
 		tab.headers = opt.headers || {};
 		tab.headers['gun-sid'] = tab.headers['gun-sid'] || Gun.text.random(); // stream id
@@ -1299,12 +1300,16 @@
 		gun.__.opt.wire.put = gun.__.opt.wire.put || tab.put;
 		gun.__.opt.wire.key = gun.__.opt.wire.key || tab.key;
 
-		Tab.request = request;
+		Tab.request = tab.request;
 		Gun.Tab = Tab;
 	});
 
+}.bind(this || module)({}));
+
+
+;(function(Tab){
 	var request = (function(){
-		function r(base, body, cb, opt){
+		function r(base, body, cb, opt){ opt = opt || {};
 			var o = base.length? {base: base} : {};
 			o.base = opt.base || base;
 			o.body = opt.body || body;
@@ -1312,6 +1317,7 @@
 			o.url = opt.url;
 			cb = cb || function(){};
 			if(!o.base){ return }
+			if(opt.WebSocket){ o.WebSocket = opt.WebSocket }
 			r.transport(o, cb);
 		}
 		r.createServer = function(fn){ r.createServer.s.push(fn) }
@@ -1327,7 +1333,7 @@
 			r.jsonp(opt, cb);
 		}
 		r.ws = function(opt, cb){
-			var ws, WS = window.WebSocket || window.mozWebSocket || window.webkitWebSocket;
+			var ws, WS = opt.WebSocket || window.WebSocket || window.mozWebSocket || window.webkitWebSocket;
 			if(!WS){ return }
 			if(ws = r.ws.peers[opt.base]){
 				if(!ws.readyState){ return setTimeout(function(){ r.ws(opt, cb) },10), true }
@@ -1347,7 +1353,7 @@
 			try{ws = r.ws.peers[opt.base] = new WS(opt.base.replace('http','ws'));
 			}catch(e){}
 			ws.onopen = function(o){ r.back = 2; r.ws(opt, cb) };
-			ws.onclose = window.onbeforeunload = function(c){
+			ws.onclose = function(c){
 				if(!c){ return }
 				if(ws && ws.close instanceof Function){ ws.close() }
 				if(1006 === c.code){ // websockets cannot be used
@@ -1360,6 +1366,7 @@
 					r.ws(opt, function(){}); // opt here is a race condition, is it not? Does this matter?
 				}, r.back *= r.backoff);
 			};
+			if(typeof window !== "undefined"){ window.onbeforeunload = ws.onclose; }
 			ws.onmessage = function(m){
 				if(!m || !m.data){ return }
 				var res;
@@ -1377,6 +1384,9 @@
 		r.ws.peers = {};
 		r.ws.cbs = {};
 		r.jsonp = function(opt, cb){
+			if(typeof window === "undefined"){
+				return cb("JSONP is currently browser only.");
+			}
 			//Gun.log("jsonp send", opt);
 			r.jsonp.ify(opt, function(url){
 				//Gun.log(url);
@@ -1459,4 +1469,6 @@
 		}
 		return r;
 	}());
+	if(typeof window !== "undefined"){ Gun.request = request }
+	if(typeof module !== "undefined" && module.exports){ module.exports.request = request }
 }.bind(this || module)({}));
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diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 25e8ac91..9ee1cb79 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	console.log("Hello wonderful person! :) I'm mark@gunDB.io, message me for help or with hatemail. I want to hear from you! <3");
 	var Gun = require('../gun');
 	require('./s3');
-	require('./wsp');
 	require('./file');
+	require('./wsp');
 	module.exports = Gun;
 }());
diff --git a/lib/wsp.js b/lib/wsp.js
index ead5d8e1..6d9c41fb 100644
--- a/lib/wsp.js
+++ b/lib/wsp.js
@@ -219,22 +219,39 @@
 			wsp(opt.server);
 		}
 
-		setTimeout(function(){ // hack it in :( for now, since 0.4.x will allow us to have multiple drivers.
-			var proxy = gun.__.opt.wire;
-			var driver = {
-				put: function(graph, cb, opt){
-					proxy.put(graph, cb, opt);
-					var msg = {
-						headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', id: gun.wsp.msg()},
-						body: graph
-					};
-					gun.wsp.on('network').emit(msg);
-				},
-				get: proxy.get
+		if(gun.wsp.driver){ return }
+		var driver = gun.wsp.driver = {};
+		var noop = function(){};
+		var get = gun.__.opt.wire.get || noop;
+		var put = gun.__.opt.wire.put || noop;
+		var driver = {
+			put: function(graph, cb, opt){
+				put(graph, cb, opt);
+				var msg = {
+					headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', id: gun.wsp.msg()},
+					body: graph
+				};
+				gun.wsp.on('network').emit(msg);
+			},
+			get: function(lex, cb, opt){
+				get(lex, cb, opt);
+				if(!Gun.request){ return console.log("Server could not find default network abstraction.") }
+				opt = opt || {};
+				var ropt = {headers:{}, WebSocket: WebSocket};
+				ropt.headers.id = gun.wsp.msg();
+				Gun.obj.map(opt.peers || gun.__.opt.peers, function(peer, url){
+					Gun.request(url, lex, function(err, reply){
+						reply.body = reply.body || reply.chunk || reply.end || reply.write;
+						if(err || !reply || (err = reply.body && reply.body.err)){
+							return cb({err: Gun.log(err || "Get failed.") });
+						}
+						cb(null, reply.body);
+					}, ropt);
+				});
 			}
-			gun.__.opt.wire = driver;
-			gun.opt({wire: driver}, true);
-		},1);
-		
+		}
+		var WebSocket = require('ws');
+		gun.__.opt.wire = driver;
+		gun.opt({wire: driver}, true);
 	});
 }({}));
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diff --git a/test/server/http.js b/test/server/http.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1f06eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server/http.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+var http = require('http');
+
+var Gun = require('../../index');
+var gun = Gun({ 
+	file: 'data.json'
+});
+
+
+gun.get('data').put({a: {data: 1}, b: {data: 2}});
+var server = http.createServer(function(req, res){});
+gun.wsp(server);
+server.listen(8081);
+
+console.log('Server started on port ' + 8081 + ' with /gun');
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diff --git a/test/server/node-client.js b/test/server/node-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..261309fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server/node-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+var Gun = require('../../index');
+var location = {host:"localhost"};
+var gun = Gun( 'ws://' + location.host + ':8081/gun');
+var gdb = gun.get( 'data' );
+gdb.map(function(val,field){ console.log( field, "=", val ); } );
+console.log( "done... wait forever?" );
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