diff --git a/lib/socket.io/listener.js b/lib/socket.io/listener.js
index cea076af54..5a5d3eb80b 100644
--- a/lib/socket.io/listener.js
+++ b/lib/socket.io/listener.js
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ Listener.prototype.broadcast = function(message, except){
 };
 
 Listener.prototype.check = function(req, res, httpUpgrade, head){
-  var path = url.parse(req.url).pathname, parts, cn;
+  var path = url.parse(req.url).pathname, parts, cn,
+      prefix = this.options.resource.replace(/(.*\/)?(.*)$/, "$1");;
   if (path && path.indexOf('/' + this.options.resource) === 0){
-    parts = path.substr(1).split('/');
+    parts = path.replace(prefix, "").substr(1).split('/');
     if (this._serveClient(parts.slice(1).join('/'), req, res)) return true;
     if (!(parts[1] in transports)) return false;
     if (parts[2]){
@@ -178,4 +179,4 @@ Listener.prototype._onConnection = function(transport, req, res, httpUpgrade, he
   }
   this.options.log('Initializing client with transport "'+ transport +'"');
   new transports[transport](this, req, res, this.options.transportOptions[transport], head);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};