diff --git a/vnc.html b/vnc.html
index 104d0791..fe9e85ec 100644
--- a/vnc.html
+++ b/vnc.html
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                     <li><input id="noVNC_shared" type="checkbox"> Shared Mode</li>
                     <li><input id="noVNC_view_only" type="checkbox"> View Only</li>
                     <li><input id="noVNC_connectTimeout" type="input"> Connect Timeout (s)</li>
-                    <li><input id="noVNC_path" type="input"> Path</li>
+                    <li><input id="noVNC_path" type="input" value="websockify"> Path</li>
                     <hr>
                     <!-- Stylesheet selection dropdown -->
                     <li><label><strong>Style: </strong>
diff --git a/vnc_auto.html b/vnc_auto.html
index 86a0ce7f..2ac5e030 100644
--- a/vnc_auto.html
+++ b/vnc_auto.html
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
             host = WebUtil.getQueryVar('host', null);
             port = WebUtil.getQueryVar('port', null);
             password = WebUtil.getQueryVar('password', '');
-            path = WebUtil.getQueryVar('path', '');
+            path = WebUtil.getQueryVar('path', 'websockify');
             if ((!host) || (!port)) {
                 updateState('failed',
                     "Must specify host and port in URL");