diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index cb1b3f7..a8b91bc 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const util = {
   defaultConfig: {
     host: 'ile.learn.co',
     port: 443,
-    path: 'v2/terminal',
+    path: 'environment',
     learnCo: 'https://learn.co'
   },
 
diff --git a/lib/terminal.js b/lib/terminal.js
index 0ca658c..3489337 100644
--- a/lib/terminal.js
+++ b/lib/terminal.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default class Terminal {
   }
 
   connect(token) {
-    this.socket = new AtomSocket('term', this.url());
+    this.socket = new AtomSocket('environment', this.url());
 
     this.waitForSocket = new Promise(((resolve, reject) => {
       this.socket.on('open', e => {
@@ -31,8 +31,19 @@ export default class Terminal {
         resolve()
       })
 
-      this.socket.on('message', (msg='') => {
-        var decoded = new Buffer(msg, 'base64').toString();
+      this.socket.on('message', (msg) => {
+        if (msg.slice(2,10) !== 'terminal') { return }
+
+        try {
+          var {terminal} = JSON.parse(msg)
+        } catch ({message}) {
+          console.error(`terminal parse error: ${message}`)
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (terminal == null) { return }
+
+        var decoded = new Buffer(terminal, 'base64').toString();
         this.emit('message', decoded)
       })
 
@@ -64,14 +75,15 @@ export default class Terminal {
   }
 
   send(msg) {
-    if (this.waitForSocket === null ) {
-      this.socket.send(msg)
+    var preparedMessage = JSON.stringify({terminal: msg})
+    if (this.waitForSocket != null ) {
+      this.socket.send(preparedMessage)
       return
     }
 
     this.waitForSocket.then(() => {
       this.waitForSocket = null;
-      this.socket.send(msg);
+      this.socket.send(preparedMessage);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71e99a8..90d2945 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "atom-material-syntax-light": "0.4.6",
     "learn-ide-material-ui": "1.3.15",
     "learn-ide-notifications": "0.66.5",
-    "learn-ide-tree": "1.0.23"
+    "learn-ide-tree": "1.0.24"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "decompress": "4.0.0",