diff --git a/packages/client/src/index.ts b/packages/client/src/index.ts
index 28fb556ae..4b056b733 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/index.ts
@@ -105,16 +105,15 @@ export async function connectScryptedClient(options: ScryptedClientOptions): Pro
     let socket: IOClientSocket;
     const endpointPath = `/endpoint/${pluginId}`;
     const eioOptions: Partial<SocketOptions> = {
-        transports: ["websocket", "polling"],
         path: `${endpointPath}/engine.io/api`,
         extraHeaders,
         rejectUnauthorized: false,
     };
 
     const explicitBaseUrl = baseUrl || `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.host}`;
+    console.log('local address connection disabled');
     if (window.location.hostname !== 'localhost' && !ip.isPrivate(window.location.hostname) && addresses && !addresses.includes(explicitBaseUrl)) {
         const publicEioOptions: Partial<SocketOptions> = {
-            transports: ["websocket", "polling"],
             path: `${endpointPath}/public/engine.io/api`,
             extraHeaders,
             rejectUnauthorized: false,