diff --git a/package-overrides/github/Automattic/socket.io-client@1.3.5.json b/package-overrides/github/Automattic/socket.io-client@1.3.5.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9619ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-overrides/github/Automattic/socket.io-client@1.3.5.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "main": "socket.io.js"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/registry.json b/registry.json
index 808d176..036afcf 100644
--- a/registry.json
+++ b/registry.json
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
   "sifter": "github:brianreavis/sifter.js",
   "skrollr": "github:Prinzhorn/skrollr",
   "sockjs-client": "github:sockjs/sockjs-client",
-  "socket.io-client": "npm:socket.io-client",
+  "socket.io-client": "github:Automattic/socket.io-client",
   "socket.io-rpc-client": "github:capaj/socket.io-rpc-client",
   "spin": "github:fgnass/spin.js",
   "stomp-websocket": "github:jmesnil/stomp-websocket",