diff --git a/docker/nginx.conf b/docker/nginx.conf
index 0514db1b..65c1ae2a 100644
--- a/docker/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx.conf
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ http {
             index  index.html index.htm;
         }
 
-        # Proxy WebSocket requests
-        location /io/ {
+        # Proxy IO requests
+        location /socket.io/ {
             proxy_pass http://localhost:8081;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
diff --git a/src/Terminal.jsx b/src/Terminal.jsx
index 2dd7c2df..525c6237 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.jsx
+++ b/src/Terminal.jsx
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ export function NewTerminal({ hostConfig }) {
         // Create socket connection
         const isSecure = window.location.protocol === "https:";
         const wsProtocol = isSecure ? "https" : "http";
-        const ioUrl = `${wsProtocol}://${window.location.host}/io/`;
+        let ioUrl = `${wsProtocol}://${window.location.host}/socket.io/`;
+
+        if(window.location.hostname === "localhost") {
+            ioUrl = "http://localhost:8081";
+        }
 
         const socket = io(ioUrl);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/server.cjs b/src/backend/server.cjs
index 7ed3ca5b..6d24b766 100644
--- a/src/backend/server.cjs
+++ b/src/backend/server.cjs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ io.on("connection", (socket) => {
     console.log("New socket connection established");
 
     let stream = null;
-    let currentCols = 80;
-    let currentRows = 24;
 
     socket.on("connectToHost", (cols, rows, hostConfig) => {
         if (!hostConfig || !hostConfig.ip || !hostConfig.user || !hostConfig.password || !hostConfig.port) {