diff --git a/lib/rpc.js b/lib/rpc.js
index df5c10bf..e68b37c9 100644
--- a/lib/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/rpc.js
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 let DEVICE_HOST = 'localhost:8082';
 
 let typeConverters = {};
+let XMLHttpRequest = window.XMLHttpRequest;
+
+// Check if XMLHttpRequest has been overridden, and get the native one if that's the case.
+if (XMLHttpRequest.__proto__ != window.XMLHttpRequestEventTarget) {
+    let override = XMLHttpRequest;
+    delete window.XMLHttpRequest;
+    XMLHttpRequest = window.XMLHttpRequest;
+    window.XMLHttpRequest = override;
+}
 
 exports.registerTypeConverter = registerTypeConverter;
 
@@ -79,7 +88,7 @@ function convert(realmId, info) {
 
 function sendRequest(command, data) {
     let body = JSON.stringify(data);
-    let request = new XMLHttpRequestOriginal();
+    let request = new XMLHttpRequest();
     let url = 'http://' + DEVICE_HOST + '/' + command;
 
     request.open('POST', url, false);