diff --git a/templates/boilerplate/config/contracts.js b/templates/boilerplate/config/contracts.js
index f768afdc6..086d2f0b4 100644
--- a/templates/boilerplate/config/contracts.js
+++ b/templates/boilerplate/config/contracts.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // order of connections the dapp should connect to
     dappConnection: [
       "$WEB3",  // uses pre existing web3 object if available (e.g in Mist)
+      "ws://localhost:8546",
       "http://localhost:8545"
     ],
     gas: "auto",
diff --git a/templates/demo/config/contracts.js b/templates/demo/config/contracts.js
index 1d8c5b237..6bfd7d3a4 100644
--- a/templates/demo/config/contracts.js
+++ b/templates/demo/config/contracts.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // order of connections the dapp should connect to
     dappConnection: [
       "$WEB3",  // uses pre existing web3 object if available (e.g in Mist)
+      "ws://localhost:8546",
       "http://localhost:8545"
     ],
     gas: "auto",
diff --git a/templates/simple/contracts.js b/templates/simple/contracts.js
index f768afdc6..086d2f0b4 100644
--- a/templates/simple/contracts.js
+++ b/templates/simple/contracts.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // order of connections the dapp should connect to
     dappConnection: [
       "$WEB3",  // uses pre existing web3 object if available (e.g in Mist)
+      "ws://localhost:8546",
       "http://localhost:8545"
     ],
     gas: "auto",