diff --git a/core/servers/login/telnet.js b/core/servers/login/telnet.js
index 111167fb..7bb938a4 100644
--- a/core/servers/login/telnet.js
+++ b/core/servers/login/telnet.js
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ class TelnetClient {
             this.socket.write('\b');
             return this._logTrace(command, 'Are You There (AYT) - Replied');
         });
-
-        //  kick off negotiations
-        this._banner();
     }
 
     disconnect() {
@@ -189,6 +186,21 @@ class TelnetClient {
         }
     }
 
+    banner() {
+        this.socket.do.echo();
+        this.socket.will.echo();              //  we'll echo back
+
+        this.socket.will.sga();
+        this.socket.do.sga();
+
+        this.socket.do.transmit_binary();
+        this.socket.will.transmit_binary();
+
+        this.socket.do.ttype();
+        this.socket.do.naws();
+        this.socket.do.new_environ();
+    }
+
     _logTrace(info, msg) {
         if (Config().loginServers.telnet.traceConnections) {
             const log = this.log || Log;
@@ -209,21 +221,6 @@ class TelnetClient {
         this.clientReadyHandled = true;
         this.emit('ready', { firstMenu : Config().loginServers.telnet.firstMenu } );
     }
-
-    _banner() {
-        this.socket.do.echo();
-        this.socket.will.echo();              //  we'll echo back
-
-        this.socket.will.sga();
-        this.socket.do.sga();
-
-        this.socket.do.transmit_binary();
-        this.socket.will.transmit_binary();
-
-        this.socket.do.ttype();
-        this.socket.do.naws();
-        this.socket.do.new_environ();
-    }
 };
 
 inherits(TelnetClient, Client);
@@ -236,6 +233,7 @@ exports.getModule = class TelnetServerModule extends LoginServerModule {
     createServer(cb) {
         this.server = net.createServer( socket => {
             const client = new TelnetClient(socket);
+            client.banner();    //  start negotiations
             this.handleNewClient(client, socket, ModuleInfo);
         });
 
diff --git a/core/servers/login/websocket.js b/core/servers/login/websocket.js
index 1cff80e4..f0cdc0b1 100644
--- a/core/servers/login/websocket.js
+++ b/core/servers/login/websocket.js
@@ -24,100 +24,106 @@ const ModuleInfo = exports.moduleInfo = {
     packageName : 'codes.l33t.enigma.websocket.server',
 };
 
-function WebSocketClient(ws, req, serverType) {
+class WebSocketClient extends TelnetClient {
+    constructor(ws, req, serverType) {
+        //
+        //  This bridge makes accessible various calls that client sub classes
+        //  want to access on I/O socket
+        //
+        const socketBridge = new class SocketBridge extends Writable {
+            constructor(ws) {
+                super();
+                this.ws = ws;
+            }
 
-    Object.defineProperty(this, 'isSecure', {
-        get : () => ('secure' === serverType || true === this.proxied) ? true : false,
-    });
+            setClient(client) {
+                this.client = client;
+            }
 
-    const self = this;
+            end() {
+                return ws.close();
+            }
 
-    this.dataHandler = function(data) {
-        if(self.pipedDest) {
-            self.pipedDest.write(data);
+            write(data, cb) {
+                cb = cb || ( () => { /* eat it up */} );    //  handle data writes after close
+
+                return this.ws.send(data, { binary : true }, cb);
+            }
+
+            pipe(dest) {
+                Log.trace('WebSocket SocketBridge pipe()');
+                this.client.pipedDest = dest;
+            }
+
+            unpipe() {
+                Log.trace('WebSocket SocketBridge unpipe()');
+                this.client.pipedDest = null;
+            }
+
+            resume() {
+                Log.trace('WebSocket SocketBridge resume()');
+            }
+
+            get remoteAddress() {
+                //  Support X-Forwarded-For and X-Real-IP headers for proxied connections
+                return (this.client.proxied && (req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.headers['x-real-ip'])) || req.connection.remoteAddress;
+            }
+        }(ws);
+
+        //  :TODO: this is quite the clusterfuck...
+        super(socketBridge);
+        this.socketBridge   = socketBridge;
+        this.serverType     = serverType;
+
+        this.socketBridge.setClient(this);
+
+        this.dataHandler = function(data) {
+            if(this.pipedDest) {
+                this.pipedDest.write(data);
+            } else {
+                this.socketBridge.emit('data', data);
+            }
+        }.bind(this);
+
+        ws.on('message', this.dataHandler);
+
+        ws.on('close', () => {
+            //  we'll remove client connection which will in turn end() via our SocketBridge above
+            return this.emit('end');
+        });
+
+        //
+        //  Monitor connection status with ping/pong
+        //
+        ws.on('pong', () => {
+            Log.trace(`Pong from ${this.socketBridge.remoteAddress}`);
+            ws.isConnectionAlive = true;
+        });
+
+        Log.trace( { headers : req.headers }, 'WebSocket connection headers' );
+
+        //
+        //  If the config allows it, look for 'x-forwarded-proto' as "https"
+        //  to override |isSecure|
+        //
+        if(true === _.get(Config(), 'loginServers.webSocket.proxied') &&
+            'https' === req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'])
+        {
+            Log.debug(`Assuming secure connection due to X-Forwarded-Proto of "${req.headers['x-forwarded-proto']}"`);
+            this.proxied = true;
         } else {
-            self.socketBridge.emit('data', data);
-        }
-    };
-
-    //
-    //  This bridge makes accessible various calls that client sub classes
-    //  want to access on I/O socket
-    //
-    this.socketBridge = new class SocketBridge extends Writable {
-        constructor(ws) {
-            super();
-            this.ws = ws;
+            this.proxied = false;
         }
 
-        end() {
-            return ws.close();
-        }
-
-        write(data, cb) {
-            cb = cb || ( () => { /* eat it up */} );    //  handle data writes after close
-
-            return this.ws.send(data, { binary : true }, cb);
-        }
-
-        pipe(dest) {
-            Log.trace('WebSocket SocketBridge pipe()');
-            self.pipedDest = dest;
-        }
-
-        unpipe() {
-            Log.trace('WebSocket SocketBridge unpipe()');
-            self.pipedDest = null;
-        }
-
-        resume() {
-            Log.trace('WebSocket SocketBridge resume()');
-        }
-
-        get remoteAddress() {
-            //  Support X-Forwarded-For and X-Real-IP headers for proxied connections
-            return (self.proxied && (req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.headers['x-real-ip'])) || req.connection.remoteAddress;
-        }
-    }(ws);
-
-    ws.on('message', this.dataHandler);
-
-    ws.on('close', () => {
-        //  we'll remove client connection which will in turn end() via our SocketBridge above
-        return this.emit('end');
-    });
-
-    //
-    //  Monitor connection status with ping/pong
-    //
-    ws.on('pong', () => {
-        Log.trace(`Pong from ${this.socketBridge.remoteAddress}`);
-        ws.isConnectionAlive = true;
-    });
-
-    TelnetClient.call(this, this.socketBridge);
-
-    Log.trace( { headers : req.headers }, 'WebSocket connection headers' );
-
-    //
-    //  If the config allows it, look for 'x-forwarded-proto' as "https"
-    //  to override |isSecure|
-    //
-    if(true === _.get(Config(), 'loginServers.webSocket.proxied') &&
-        'https' === req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'])
-    {
-        Log.debug(`Assuming secure connection due to X-Forwarded-Proto of "${req.headers['x-forwarded-proto']}"`);
-        this.proxied = true;
-    } else {
-        this.proxied = false;
+        //  start handshake process
+        this.banner();
     }
 
-    //  start handshake process
-    this.banner();
+    get isSecure() {
+        return ('secure' === this.serverType || true === this.proxied) ? true : false;
+    }
 }
 
-require('util').inherits(WebSocketClient, TelnetClient);
-
 const WSS_SERVER_TYPES = [ 'insecure', 'secure' ];
 
 exports.getModule = class WebSocketLoginServer extends LoginServerModule {