diff --git a/labthings/server/labthing.py b/labthings/server/labthing.py
index 30c48cc9..7796d9fa 100644
--- a/labthings/server/labthing.py
+++ b/labthings/server/labthing.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from .spec.utilities import get_spec
 from .spec.td import ThingDescription
 from .decorators import tag
+from .sockets import Sockets
 
 from .views.extensions import ExtensionList
 from .views.tasks import TaskList, TaskView
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ def __init__(
         description: str = "",
         version: str = "0.0.0",
     ):
-        self.app = app
+        self.app = app  # Becomes a Flask app
+        self.sockets = None  # Becomes a Socket(app) websocket handler
 
         self.components = {}
 
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ def init_app(self, app):
         # Create base routes
         self._create_base_routes()
 
+        # Create socket handler
+        self.sockets = Sockets(app)
+        self._create_base_sockets()
+
     def teardown(self, exception):
         pass
 
@@ -123,6 +129,14 @@ def _create_base_routes(self):
         self.add_root_link(TaskList, "tasks")
         self.add_view(TaskView, "/tasks/<task_id>", endpoint=TASK_ENDPOINT)
 
+    def _create_base_sockets(self):
+        self.sockets.add_url_rule("/", self._socket_handler)
+
+    def _socket_handler(self, ws):
+        while not ws.closed:
+            message = ws.receive()
+            ws.send("Web sockets not yet implemented")
+
     # Device stuff
 
     def add_component(self, device_object, device_name: str):
diff --git a/labthings/server/sockets.py b/labthings/server/sockets.py
index a5135eb7..e0390b23 100644
--- a/labthings/server/sockets.py
+++ b/labthings/server/sockets.py
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ def init_app(self, app):
         app.wsgi_app = SocketMiddleware(app.wsgi_app, app, self)
 
     def route(self, rule, **options):
-        def decorator(f):
+        def decorator(view_func):
             endpoint = options.pop("endpoint", None)
-            self.add_url_rule(rule, endpoint, f, **options)
-            return f
+            self.add_url_rule(rule, view_func, **options)
+            return view_func
 
         return decorator
 
-    def add_url_rule(self, rule, _, f, **options):
-        self.url_map.add(Rule(rule, endpoint=f))
+    def add_url_rule(self, rule, view_func, **options):
+        self.url_map.add(Rule(rule, endpoint=view_func))
 
     def register_blueprint(self, blueprint, **options):
         """