1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/realtime.js b/lib/realtime.js
index 66a3c9c5..3e367158 100644
--- a/lib/realtime.js
+++ b/lib/realtime.js
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ function getStatus(callback) {
 }
 
 function getNotenameFromSocket(socket) {
-    var hostUrl = url.parse(socket.handshake.headers.referer);
+    var referer = socket.handshake.headers.referer;
+    if (!referer) {
+        return socket.disconnect();
+    }
+    var hostUrl = url.parse(referer);
     var notename = hostUrl.pathname.split('/')[1];
     if (notename == config.featuresnotename) {
         return notename;