diff --git a/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp b/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp
index 0c765c1..5816a57 100644
--- a/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
       private:
          std::unique_ptr<detail::websocket_client_impl> my;
          std::unique_ptr<detail::websocket_tls_client_impl> smy;
-         std::vector<std::pair<std::string,std::string>> headers;
+         fc::http::headers _headers;
    };
 
 } }
diff --git a/src/network/http/websocket.cpp b/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
index b2997d9..c9bc8e8 100644
--- a/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
@@ -499,16 +499,32 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
                    }).wait();
                 });
                 _client.set_close_handler( [=]( connection_hdl hdl ){
-                   _client_thread.async( [&](){ if( _connection ) {_connection->closed(); _connection.reset();} } ).wait();
-                   if( _closed ) _closed->set_value();
+                   _client_thread.async( [&](){
+                         if( _connection ) {
+                            _connection->closed();
+                            _connection.reset();
+                         }
+                      } ).wait();
+                   if( _closed )
+                      _closed->set_value();
                 });
                 _client.set_fail_handler( [=]( connection_hdl hdl ){
                    auto con = _client.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
                    auto message = con->get_ec().message();
                    if( _connection )
-                      _client_thread.async( [&](){ if( _connection ) _connection->closed(); _connection.reset(); } ).wait();
+                   {
+                      _client_thread.async( [&](){
+                            if( _connection ) {
+                               _connection->closed();
+                               _connection.reset();
+                            }
+                         } ).wait();
+                   }
                    if( _connected && !_connected->ready() )
-                       _connected->set_exception( exception_ptr( new FC_EXCEPTION( exception, "${message}", ("message",message)) ) );
+                   {
+                       _connected->set_exception( exception_ptr(
+                             new FC_EXCEPTION( exception, "${message}", ("message",message)) ) );
+                   }
                    if( _closed )
                        _closed->set_value();
                 });
@@ -525,6 +541,37 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
                if( _closed )
                   _closed->wait();
             }
+
+            websocket_connection_ptr connect( const std::string& uri, const fc::http::headers& headers )
+            {
+               websocketpp::lib::error_code ec;
+
+               _uri = uri;
+               _connected = promise<void>::create("websocket::connect");
+
+               _client.set_open_handler( [=]( websocketpp::connection_hdl hdl ){
+                  _hdl = hdl;
+                  auto con = _client.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
+                  _connection = std::make_shared<websocket_connection_impl<
+                                       typename websocketpp::client<T>::connection_ptr>>( con );
+                  _closed = promise<void>::create("websocket::closed");
+                  _connected->set_value();
+               });
+
+               auto con = _client.get_connection( uri, ec );
+
+               for( const fc::http::header& h : headers )
+               {
+                  con->append_header( h.key, h.val );
+               }
+
+               FC_ASSERT( !ec, "error: ${e}", ("e",ec.message()) );
+
+               _client.connect(con);
+               _connected->wait();
+               return _connection;
+            }
+
             fc::promise<void>::ptr             _connected;
             fc::promise<void>::ptr             _closed;
             fc::thread&                        _client_thread;
@@ -685,66 +732,22 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
 
    websocket_connection_ptr websocket_client::connect( const std::string& uri )
    { try {
-       if( uri.substr(0,4) == "wss:" )
-          return secure_connect(uri);
-       FC_ASSERT( uri.substr(0,3) == "ws:" );
 
-       websocketpp::lib::error_code ec;
+      FC_ASSERT( uri.substr(0,4) == "wss:" || uri.substr(0,3) == "ws:", "Unsupported protocol" );
 
-       my->_uri = uri;
-       my->_connected = promise<void>::create("websocket::connect");
+      // WSS
+      if( uri.substr(0,4) == "wss:" )
+         return smy->connect( uri, _headers );
 
-       my->_client.set_open_handler( [=]( websocketpp::connection_hdl hdl ){
-          my->_hdl = hdl;
-          auto con =  my->_client.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
-          my->_connection = std::make_shared<detail::websocket_connection_impl<
-                               detail::websocket_client_connection_type>>( con );
-          my->_closed = promise<void>::create("websocket::closed");
-          my->_connected->set_value();
-       });
+      // WS
+      return my->connect( uri, _headers );
 
-       auto con = my->_client.get_connection( uri, ec );
-
-       std::for_each(headers.begin(), headers.end(), [con](std::pair<std::string, std::string> in) {
-            con->append_header(in.first, in.second);
-         });
-       if( ec ) FC_ASSERT( !ec, "error: ${e}", ("e",ec.message()) );
-
-       my->_client.connect(con);
-       my->_connected->wait();
-       return my->_connection;
    } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (uri) ) }
 
-   // TODO most code in this function is same as ::connect, best refactor
    websocket_connection_ptr websocket_client::secure_connect( const std::string& uri )
-   { try {
-       if( uri.substr(0,3) == "ws:" )
-          return connect(uri);
-       FC_ASSERT( uri.substr(0,4) == "wss:" );
-       websocketpp::lib::error_code ec;
-
-       smy->_uri = uri;
-       smy->_connected = promise<void>::create("websocket::connect");
-
-       smy->_client.set_open_handler( [=]( websocketpp::connection_hdl hdl ){
-          smy->_hdl = hdl;
-          auto con =  smy->_client.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
-          smy->_connection = std::make_shared<detail::websocket_connection_impl<
-                                detail::websocket_tls_client_connection_type>>( con );
-          smy->_closed = promise<void>::create("websocket::closed");
-          smy->_connected->set_value();
-       });
-
-       auto con = smy->_client.get_connection( uri, ec );
-       std::for_each(headers.begin(), headers.end(), [con](std::pair<std::string, std::string> in) {
-            con->append_header(in.first, in.second);
-         });
-       if( ec )
-          FC_ASSERT( !ec, "error: ${e}", ("e",ec.message()) );
-       smy->_client.connect(con);
-       smy->_connected->wait();
-       return smy->_connection;
-   } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (uri) ) }
+   {
+      return connect( uri );
+   }
 
    void websocket_client::close()
    {
@@ -761,7 +764,7 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
 
    void websocket_client::append_header(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
    {
-      headers.push_back( std::make_pair(key, value) );
+      _headers.emplace_back( key, value );
    }
 
 } } // fc::http