diff --git a/_includes/our-tutors.html b/_includes/our-tutors.html
index 5158bd9..9440cd8 100644
--- a/_includes/our-tutors.html
+++ b/_includes/our-tutors.html
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ <h3 class="tutor-sign-up">Interested in becoming a tutor?</h3>
 </section>
 <script>
   socket('{{ site.socket_key }}', {
-    router_mode: 'history'
+    router_mode: 'history',
+    api_root: '/socket-api'
   });
 </script>
diff --git a/_redirects b/_redirects
index 54917a1..cb347b1 100644
--- a/_redirects
+++ b/_redirects
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-/*    /     200
 
 /enquiry /                                 200
-/*/enquiry  /:splat                        200
\ No newline at end of file
+/*/enquiry  /:splat                        200
+
+# socket proxy:
+/socket-api/*  https://socket.tutorcruncher.com/:splat  200!
+
+# catch all other 404s and redirect to root
+/*    /     200