diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4f6e0d8..3e4cebf 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var express = require('express');
+var express = require('express.io');
 var path = require('path');
 var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
 var logger = require('morgan');
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 var routes = require('./routes/index');
-var users = require('./routes/users');
+var stats = require('./routes/stats');
+
+express().http().io();
 
 var app = express();
 
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ app.use(require('stylus').middleware(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 
 app.use('/', routes);
-app.use('/users', users);
+app.use('/stats', stats);
 
 // catch 404 and forward to error handler
 app.use(function(req, res, next) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99d532f..972afbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "start": "node ./bin/www"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "~4.9.0",
+    "express.io": "^1.1.13",
     "body-parser": "~1.8.1",
     "cookie-parser": "~1.3.3",
     "morgan": "~1.3.0",
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 896c948..2b687d3 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-var express = require('express');
-var router = express.Router();
+var router = require('express.io')();
 
 /* GET home page. */
 router.get('/', function(req, res) {
diff --git a/routes/users.js b/routes/stats.js
similarity index 54%
rename from routes/users.js
rename to routes/stats.js
index c00d7de..18f0f41 100644
--- a/routes/users.js
+++ b/routes/stats.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-var express = require('express');
-var router = express.Router();
+var router = require('express.io')();
 
-/* GET users listing. */
+/* GET stats listing. */
 router.get('/', function(req, res) {
   res.send('respond with a resource');
 });