diff --git a/models/client.go b/models/client.go
index 23d9c77..7cacfb4 100644
--- a/models/client.go
+++ b/models/client.go
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ var upgrader = websocket.Upgrader{
 	EnableCompression: false,
 }
 
-func NewClient(ip, id string, port uint, logger *logging.Logger) (*Client, error) {
-	u := url.URL{Scheme: "ws", Host: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port), Path: "status", RawQuery: "id=" + id}
+func NewClient(id, ip, endpoint string, port uint, logger *logging.Logger) (*Client, error) {
+	if endpoint == "" {
+		endpoint = "status"
+	}
+	u := url.URL{Scheme: "ws", Host: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port), Path: endpoint, RawQuery: "id=" + id}
 
 	c := &Client{
 		id:        id,
diff --git a/statusClient.go b/statusClient.go
index 9053773..a862dd4 100644
--- a/statusClient.go
+++ b/statusClient.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewStatusClient(serviceName, ip string, port uint, debug bool) (*StatusClie
 	}
 
 	// connect underlying websocket client
-	sc.client, err = models.NewClient(ip, serviceName, port, logger)
+	sc.client, err = models.NewClient(serviceName, ip, "", port, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}