diff --git a/examples/legorange.c b/examples/legorange.c
index 0b33bc3..e86dafc 100644
--- a/examples/legorange.c
+++ b/examples/legorange.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			loop,
 			&cb);
 
-	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
-	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
+	wc_datasync_connect(ctx, loop);
 
 	/* if stdin has data to read, call stdin_watcher() */
 	ev_io_init(&stdin_watcher, stdin_cb, STDIN_FILENO, EV_READ);
diff --git a/examples/wcchat.c b/examples/wcchat.c
index 8759c45..36a3c9a 100644
--- a/examples/wcchat.c
+++ b/examples/wcchat.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			loop,
 			&cb);
 
-	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
-	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
+	wc_datasync_connect(ctx, loop);
 
 	json_name = json_object_new_string(name);
 	escaped_name = json_object_to_json_string(json_name);
diff --git a/include/webcom-c/webcom-base.h b/include/webcom-c/webcom-base.h
index fa8800d..ebd3116 100644
--- a/include/webcom-c/webcom-base.h
+++ b/include/webcom-c/webcom-base.h
@@ -242,8 +242,9 @@ void wc_dispatch_fd_event(wc_context_t *ctx, struct wc_pollargs *pa);
  * **WC_EVENT_SET_TIMER** event has fired.
  * @param ctx the context
  * @param timer the timer identifier
+ * @return a flag to tell if timer should be released
  */
-void wc_dispatch_timer_event(wc_context_t *ctx, enum wc_timersrc timer);
+int wc_dispatch_timer_event(wc_context_t *ctx, enum wc_timersrc timer);
 
 /**
  * gets the user data associated to this context
diff --git a/include/webcom-c/webcom-datasync.h b/include/webcom-c/webcom-datasync.h
index a2e2f03..e2bb652 100644
--- a/include/webcom-c/webcom-datasync.h
+++ b/include/webcom-c/webcom-datasync.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * @param ctx the Webcom context
  * @return a pointer to an opaque structure representing the datasync service
  */
-wc_datasync_context_t *wc_datasync_init(wc_context_t *ctx);
+wc_datasync_context_t *wc_datasync_init(wc_context_t *ctx, void *foreign_loop);
 
 /**
  * Function that keeps the connection to the webcom server alive.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int wc_datasync_keepalive(wc_context_t *ctx);
  *
  * @param ctx the context
  */
-void wc_datasync_connect(wc_context_t *ctx);
+void wc_datasync_connect(wc_context_t *ctx, void *foreign_loop);
 
 /**
  * Gracefully closes the connection to the Webcom datasync server.
diff --git a/include/webcom-c/webcom.h b/include/webcom-c/webcom.h
index 09b74d5..da2f46f 100644
--- a/include/webcom-c/webcom.h
+++ b/include/webcom-c/webcom.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
  * 			&cb);
  *
  *     // we are going to use the datasync service
- * 	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
+ * 	wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
  *
  * 	// ask the SDK to establish the connection to the server
  * 	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
diff --git a/lib/auth/auth.c b/lib/auth/auth.c
index 1de3b10..5edc2f3 100644
--- a/lib/auth/auth.c
+++ b/lib/auth/auth.c
@@ -214,13 +214,10 @@ static int curl_sock_cb(CURL *e, curl_socket_t s, int what, void *data, void *so
 
 static int curl_timer_cb(CURLM *multi, long timeout_ms, void *userp) {
 	WL_DBG("timer request on %p: %ld ms", multi, timeout_ms);
-	int handles;
 	struct wc_timerargs wcta;
 	wc_context_t *ctx = userp;
 
-	if (timeout_ms == 0) {
-		curl_multi_socket_action(multi, CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT, 0, &handles);
-	} else if (timeout_ms > 0) {
+	if (timeout_ms >= 0) {
 		wcta.ms = timeout_ms;
 		wcta.repeat = 0;
 		wcta.timer = WC_TIMER_AUTH;
@@ -296,12 +293,14 @@ int wc_auth_with_password(wc_context_t *ctx, const char *email, const char *pass
 	return 1;
 }
 
-void wc_auth_service(wc_context_t *ctx, int fd) {
-	int curl_still_running;
+int wc_auth_service(wc_context_t *ctx, int fd) {
+	int release_timer = 0, curl_still_running;
 
 	curl_multi_socket_action(ctx->auth.auth_curl_multi_handle, fd, 0, &curl_still_running);
 	if (curl_still_running == 0) {
 		curl_multi_remove_handle(ctx->auth.auth_curl_multi_handle, ctx->auth.auth_curl_handle);
 		curl_easy_cleanup(ctx->auth.auth_curl_handle);
+		release_timer = 1;
 	}
+	return release_timer;
 }
diff --git a/lib/datasync/datasync.c b/lib/datasync/datasync.c
index 2f9fdcf..0a1b48b 100644
--- a/lib/datasync/datasync.c
+++ b/lib/datasync/datasync.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "listen/listen_registry.h"
 
 #define WEBCOM_PROTOCOL_VERSION "5"
-#define WEBCOM_WS_PATH "/_wss/.ws"
+#define WEBCOM_WS_PATH "/datasync/v2"
 
 static int _wc_datasync_process_message(wc_context_t *ctx, wc_msg_t *msg) {
 	struct wc_timerargs ta;
@@ -255,9 +255,8 @@ static struct lws_protocols protocols[] = {
 	{.name=NULL}
 };
 
-wc_datasync_context_t *wc_datasync_init(wc_context_t *ctx) {
+wc_datasync_context_t *wc_datasync_init(wc_context_t *ctx, void *foreign_loop) {
 	size_t ws_path_l;
-
 	struct lws_context_creation_info lws_ctx_creation_nfo;
 	memset(&lws_ctx_creation_nfo, 0, sizeof(lws_ctx_creation_nfo));
 
@@ -265,37 +264,45 @@ wc_datasync_context_t *wc_datasync_init(wc_context_t *ctx) {
 	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.protocols = protocols;
 #if defined(LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION_MAJOR) && LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION_MAJOR >= 2
 	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.options |= LWS_SERVER_OPTION_DO_SSL_GLOBAL_INIT;
+	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.options |= ctx->event_loop;
 #endif
 	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.gid = -1;
 	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.uid = -1;
-
-#if defined(LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION_NUMBER) && LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION_NUMBER < 2002000
-	char *proxy;
+	
+	void *foreign_loops[1];
+	foreign_loops[0] = foreign_loop;
+	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.foreign_loops = foreign_loops;
+	
+	char *proxy = getenv("http_proxy");
+#if defined(LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION_NUMBER) && LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION_NUMBER < 2002000	
 	/* hack to make LWS support the http_proxy variable beginning with "http://" */
-	proxy = getenv("http_proxy");
 	if (proxy != NULL && strncmp("http://", proxy, 7) == 0) {
 		proxy += 7;
 	}
-	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.http_proxy_address = proxy;
 #endif
 
+	lws_ctx_creation_nfo.http_proxy_address = proxy;
+	
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.context = lws_create_context(&lws_ctx_creation_nfo);
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.address = ctx->host;
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.host = ctx->host;
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.port = (int)ctx->port;
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.ssl_connection = !ctx->no_tls;
+	
 	ws_path_l = (
-			sizeof(WEBCOM_WS_PATH) - 1
-			+ 3
-			+ sizeof(WEBCOM_PROTOCOL_VERSION) - 1
-			+ 4
-			+ strlen(ctx->app_name)
-			+ 1 );
+		sizeof(WEBCOM_WS_PATH) - 1
+		+ 1
+		+ strlen(ctx->app_name)
+		+ 6
+		+ sizeof(WEBCOM_PROTOCOL_VERSION) - 1
+		+ 1 );
+	
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.path = malloc(ws_path_l);
 	if (ctx->datasync.lws_cci.path == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	snprintf((char*)ctx->datasync.lws_cci.path, ws_path_l, "%s?v=%s&ns=%s", WEBCOM_WS_PATH, WEBCOM_PROTOCOL_VERSION, ctx->app_name);
+	
+	snprintf((char*)ctx->datasync.lws_cci.path, ws_path_l, "%s/%s/ws?v=%s", WEBCOM_WS_PATH, ctx->app_name, WEBCOM_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.protocol = protocols[0].name;
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.ietf_version_or_minus_one = -1;
 	ctx->datasync.lws_cci.userdata = (void *)ctx;
@@ -312,19 +319,56 @@ wc_datasync_context_t *wc_datasync_init(wc_context_t *ctx) {
 	return &ctx->datasync;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This represents your object that "contains" the client connection and has
+ * the client connection bound to it
+ */
+static struct _wc_client_conn {
+	lws_sorted_usec_list_t	sul;
+	wc_context_t			*ctx;
+	uint16_t				retry_count;
+} mco;
+
+static const uint32_t backoff_ms[] = { 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 };
+
+static const lws_retry_bo_t retry = {
+	.retry_ms_table			= backoff_ms,
+	.retry_ms_table_count	= LWS_ARRAY_SIZE(backoff_ms),
+	.conceal_count			= LWS_ARRAY_SIZE(backoff_ms),
+
+	.secs_since_valid_ping		= 3, 
+	.secs_since_valid_hangup	= 10, 
+	.jitter_percent				= 20,
+};
+
+static void _wc_datasync_connect_client(lws_sorted_usec_list_t *sul) 
+{
+	struct _wc_client_conn *m = lws_container_of(sul, struct _wc_client_conn, sul);
+	
+	/* Connect if we are not connected to the server. */
+	m->ctx->datasync.lws_conn = lws_client_connect_via_info(&m->ctx->datasync.lws_cci);
+		
+	if (!m->ctx->datasync.lws_conn) {
+		if (lws_retry_sul_schedule(m->ctx->datasync.lws_cci.context, 0, sul, &retry, _wc_datasync_connect_client, &m->retry_count)) {
+			m->ctx->datasync.state = WC_CNX_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+			WL_ERR("%s: connection attempts exhausted\n", __func__);
+		}
+	}
+}
+	
 void _wc_datasync_connect(wc_context_t *ctx) {
 	if (ctx->datasync.state == WC_CNX_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
 		ctx->datasync.state = WC_CNX_STATE_CONNECTING;
-		ctx->datasync.lws_conn = lws_client_connect_via_info(&ctx->datasync.lws_cci);
-		lws_service(ctx->datasync.lws_cci.context, 0);
+		mco.ctx = ctx;
+		lws_sul_schedule(ctx->datasync.lws_cci.context, 0, &mco.sul, _wc_datasync_connect_client, 1);
 	} else {
 		WL_WARN("bad state for _wc_datasync_connect() in context %p, expected %d, got %d", ctx, WC_CNX_STATE_DISCONNECTED, ctx->datasync.state);
 	}
 }
 
-void wc_datasync_connect(wc_context_t *ctx) {
+void wc_datasync_connect(wc_context_t *ctx, void *loop) {
 	if (ctx->datasync_init == 0) {
-		wc_datasync_init(ctx);
+		wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
 	}
 	_wc_datasync_schedule_reconnect(ctx);
 }
@@ -356,3 +400,4 @@ int wc_datasync_keepalive(wc_context_t *ctx) {
 
 	return sent;
 }
+
diff --git a/lib/datasync/datasync_priv.h b/lib/datasync/datasync_priv.h
index 6141d11..4efd758 100644
--- a/lib/datasync/datasync_priv.h
+++ b/lib/datasync/datasync_priv.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void wc_datasync_req_response_dispatch(wc_context_t *dsctx, wc_response_t *respo
 void wc_datasync_push_id(struct pushid_state *s, int64_t time, char* buf) ;
 void wc_datasync_dispatch_data(wc_context_t *dsctx, wc_push_t *push);
 void wc_datasync_cleanup_data_routes(wc_datasync_data_route_t **table);
-void wc_auth_service(wc_context_t *ctx, int fd);
+int wc_auth_service(wc_context_t *ctx, int fd);
 void _wc_datasync_connect(wc_context_t *ctx);
 void wc_datasync_service_socket(wc_context_t *ctx, struct wc_pollargs *pa);
 
diff --git a/lib/libev.c b/lib/libev.c
index 3c5304b..91188b4 100644
--- a/lib/libev.c
+++ b/lib/libev.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "webcom-c/webcom-utils.h"
 #include "webcom-c/webcom-log.h"
 
+#include "webcom_base_priv.h"
 #include "event_libs_priv.h"
 
 struct wc_libev_integration_data {
@@ -64,7 +65,10 @@ static inline void _wc_on_timer_libev_cb (
 	struct wc_libev_integration_data *lid = wc_context_get_user_data(ctx);
 	enum wc_timersrc timer = w - lid->timer_events;
 
-	wc_dispatch_timer_event(ctx, timer);
+	// stop timer if curl request done
+	if (wc_dispatch_timer_event(ctx, timer)) {
+		ev_timer_stop(lid->loop, w);
+	}
 }
 
 int _wc_libev_cb (wc_event_t event, wc_context_t *ctx, void *data, size_t len) {
@@ -130,6 +134,11 @@ int _wc_libev_cb (wc_event_t event, wc_context_t *ctx, void *data, size_t len) {
 		timer = &lid->timer_events[timerargs->timer];
 		in = ((ev_tstamp)timerargs->ms) / 1000.;
 		repeat = timerargs->repeat ? in : 0.;
+		
+		// this event may be called multiple times to update timeout value, we must stop
+		// previously started timer (overwise DEL_TIMER event may delete the wrong timer!)
+		ev_timer_stop(lid->loop, timer);
+		
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-aliasing"
 		ev_timer_init(timer, _wc_on_timer_libev_cb, in, repeat);
@@ -177,8 +186,8 @@ wc_context_t *wc_context_create_with_libev(struct wc_context_options *options, s
 	ev_options.callback = _wc_libev_cb;
 	ev_options.user_data = integration_data;
 
-
 	ret = wc_context_create(&ev_options);
+	ret->event_loop = LWS_SERVER_OPTION_LIBEV;
 
 	if (ret == NULL) {
 		free(integration_data);
diff --git a/lib/libevent.c b/lib/libevent.c
index 396212b..cc8b40d 100644
--- a/lib/libevent.c
+++ b/lib/libevent.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ wc_context_t *wc_context_new_with_libevent(char *host, uint16_t port, char *appl
 	integration_data->next_try = 0;
 
 	ret = wc_datasync_init(host, port, application, _wc_libevent_cb, integration_data);
+	ret->event_loop = LWS_SERVER_OPTION_LIBEVENT;
 
 	if (ret == NULL) {
 		free(integration_data);
diff --git a/lib/libuv.c b/lib/libuv.c
index 2163228..8b81843 100644
--- a/lib/libuv.c
+++ b/lib/libuv.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ wc_context_t *wc_context_new_with_libuv(char *host, uint16_t port, char *applica
 	integration_data->next_try = 0;
 
 	ret = wc_datasync_init(host, port, application, _wc_libuv_cb, integration_data);
+	ret->event_loop = LWS_SERVER_OPTION_LIBUV;
 
 	if (ret == NULL) {
 		free(integration_data);
diff --git a/lib/webcom_base.c b/lib/webcom_base.c
index ec9de0d..0cfc9c3 100644
--- a/lib/webcom_base.c
+++ b/lib/webcom_base.c
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ void wc_dispatch_fd_event(wc_context_t *ctx, struct wc_pollargs *pa) {
 	}
 }
 
-void wc_dispatch_timer_event(wc_context_t *ctx, enum wc_timersrc timer) {
+int wc_dispatch_timer_event(wc_context_t *ctx, enum wc_timersrc timer) {
+	int release_timer = 0;
+	
 	switch (timer) {
 	case WC_TIMER_DATASYNC_KEEPALIVE:
 		wc_datasync_keepalive(ctx);
@@ -76,11 +78,13 @@ void wc_dispatch_timer_event(wc_context_t *ctx, enum wc_timersrc timer) {
 		_wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
 		break;
 	case WC_TIMER_AUTH:
-		wc_auth_service(ctx, -1);
+		release_timer = wc_auth_service(ctx, CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+	
+	return release_timer;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/webcom_base_priv.h b/lib/webcom_base_priv.h
index 6244556..2c5b890 100644
--- a/lib/webcom_base_priv.h
+++ b/lib/webcom_base_priv.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ wc_datasync_context_t *wc_get_datasync(wc_context_t *);
 wc_auth_context_t *wc_get_auth(wc_context_t *);
 
 struct wc_context {
+	int event_loop;
 	wc_on_event_cb_t callback;
 	void *user;
 	char *app_name;
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ae388b6..0578894 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -284,3 +284,20 @@ target_link_libraries(
 	webcom-c
 )
 
+
+## tests for websockets
+add_executable(
+	webcom-test-ws
+	test-ws.c
+)
+
+target_include_directories(
+	webcom-test-ws
+	PRIVATE
+	${webcom-sdk-c-tests_SOURCE_DIR}/../include
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+	webcom-test-ws
+	webcom-c
+)
diff --git a/test/test-auth.c b/test/test-auth.c
index 0ecdf4f..92d35fa 100644
--- a/test/test-auth.c
+++ b/test/test-auth.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ void on_auth_success(wc_context_t *ctx, struct wc_auth_info* ai) {
 
 	token = strdup(ai->token);
 
-	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
-	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_init(ctx, EV_DEFAULT);
+	wc_datasync_connect(ctx, EV_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 void on_auth_error(wc_context_t *ctx, char* error) {
diff --git a/test/test-cnx.c b/test/test-cnx.c
index 951a725..ce84c16 100644
--- a/test/test-cnx.c
+++ b/test/test-cnx.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void on_connected(wc_context_t *ctx) {
 	STFU_TRUE("The sever sent the handshake", 1);
 
 	wc_datasync_close_cnx(ctx);
-
+	ev_break(EV_DEFAULT, EVBREAK_ALL);
 }
 static int on_disconnected(wc_context_t *ctx) {
 	STFU_TRUE("The connection was closed", 1);
@@ -70,14 +70,13 @@ int main(void) {
 			.port = 443,
 			.app_name = "legorange"
 	};
-
 	STFU_TRUE	("Establish a new Connection",
 			cnx1 = wc_context_create_with_libev(&options, loop, &cb)
 			);
 	if (cnx1 == NULL) goto end;
 
-	wc_datasync_init(cnx1);
-	wc_datasync_connect(cnx1);
+	wc_datasync_init(cnx1, loop);
+	wc_datasync_connect(cnx1, loop);
 
 	puts("\tprocessing the event loop...");
 
diff --git a/test/test-on-child.c b/test/test-on-child.c
index 016121c..83dfd86 100644
--- a/test/test-on-child.c
+++ b/test/test-on-child.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ int main(void) {
 			);
 	if (ctx == NULL) goto end;
 
-	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
-	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
+	wc_datasync_connect(ctx, loop);
 
 	puts("\tprocessing the event loop...");
 
diff --git a/test/test-on-value.c b/test/test-on-value.c
index 9592abe..4366ea5 100644
--- a/test/test-on-value.c
+++ b/test/test-on-value.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ int main(void) {
 			);
 	if (ctx == NULL) goto end;
 
-	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
-	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
+	wc_datasync_connect(ctx, loop);
 
 	puts("\tprocessing the event loop...");
 
diff --git a/tools/wcsh.c b/tools/wcsh.c
index 1af1734..7709a12 100644
--- a/tools/wcsh.c
+++ b/tools/wcsh.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	wc_log_use_custom(wcsh_log);
 
-	wc_datasync_init(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_init(ctx, loop);
 
 
 	if (is_interactive) {
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static void exec_log(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 static void exec_connect(int argc, char **argv) {
 	disconnect = 0;
-	wc_datasync_connect(ctx);
+	wc_datasync_connect(ctx, EV_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 static void exec_disconnect(int argc, char **argv) {