diff --git a/django/api.py b/django/api.py
index e14d397..10ca759 100644
--- a/django/api.py
+++ b/django/api.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from csgo.client import CSGOClient
 from csgo.sharecode import decode as decode_sharecode
 from steam.client import SteamClient
+from steam.core.connection import WebsocketConnection
 from steam.steamid import SteamID
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.steam_started = False
 
         self.steam = SteamClient()
+        self.steam.connection = WebsocketConnection()
         self.csgo  = CSGOClient(self.steam)
 
         self.steam.on('error', self._error)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 64889cf..b24e35c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ requests==2.28.1
 scipy==1.14.0
 six==1.16.0
 sqlparse==0.5.1
-steam==1.4.4
+steam @ git+https://github.com/njbooher/steam.git@e5b73f9
 tqdm==4.66.4
 typing_extensions==4.12.2
 tzdata==2024.1
 urllib3==1.26.12
 usd-core==24.8
 vdf==3.4
+wsproto==1.2.0
 yarl==1.9.4
 zipp==3.19.2
 zope.event==5.0