diff --git a/src/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.ts b/src/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.ts
index dfd947afd..d0664675a 100644
--- a/src/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.ts
+++ b/src/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for details.
 
 import { IncomingMessage } from "http";
+import { URL } from "url";
 import {
     Connection,
     Server,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {
     IProtocolSuccess,
 } from "vscode-cdp-proxy";
 import { CancellationToken, EventEmitter } from "vscode";
+import * as WebSocket from "ws";
 import { OutputChannelLogger } from "../extension/log/OutputChannelLogger";
 import { LogLevel } from "../extension/log/LogHelper";
 import { DebuggerEndpointHelper } from "./debuggerEndpointHelper";
@@ -123,9 +125,7 @@ export class ReactNativeCDPProxy {
             }
         }
 
-        this.applicationTarget = new Connection(
-            await WebSocketTransport.create(this.browserInspectUri),
-        );
+        this.applicationTarget = new Connection(await this.createApplicationTransport());
 
         this.applicationTarget.onError(this.onApplicationTargetError.bind(this));
         this.debuggerTarget.onError(this.onDebuggerTargetError.bind(this));
@@ -214,6 +214,35 @@ export class ReactNativeCDPProxy {
         this.logger.error("Error on application transport", err);
     }
 
+    private createApplicationTransport(): Promise<WebSocketTransport> {
+        const webSocket = new WebSocket(this.browserInspectUri, [], {
+            perMessageDeflate: false,
+            maxPayload: 256 * 1024 * 1024,
+            origin: ReactNativeCDPProxy.getWebSocketOrigin(this.browserInspectUri),
+        } as WebSocket.IClientOptions & { maxPayload: number; perMessageDeflate: boolean });
+
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            webSocket.once("open", () => {
+                resolve(new WebSocketTransport(webSocket));
+            });
+            webSocket.once("error", reject);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static getWebSocketOrigin(webSocketUrl: string): string | undefined {
+        const url = new URL(webSocketUrl);
+
+        if (url.protocol === "ws:") {
+            return `http://${url.host}`;
+        }
+
+        if (url.protocol === "wss:") {
+            return `https://${url.host}`;
+        }
+
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     private async onApplicationTargetClosed() {
         this.applicationTarget = null;
         this.applicationTargetEventEmitter.fire({});
diff --git a/src/extension/reactNativeSessionManager.ts b/src/extension/reactNativeSessionManager.ts
index 62438be97..3bb81dbd2 100644
--- a/src/extension/reactNativeSessionManager.ts
+++ b/src/extension/reactNativeSessionManager.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class ReactNativeSessionManager
     ): vscode.ProviderResult<vscode.DebugAdapterDescriptor> {
         const rnSession = new RNSession(session);
 
-        let debugServer;
+        let debugServer: Net.Server;
         if (session.configuration.platform != "expoweb") {
             debugServer = Net.createServer(socket => {
                 const rnDebugSession =
@@ -45,11 +45,18 @@ export class ReactNativeSessionManager
             });
         }
 
-        debugServer.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
-        this.servers.set(session.id, debugServer);
+        return new Promise<vscode.DebugAdapterServer>((resolve, reject) => {
+            debugServer.once("error", reject);
+            debugServer.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", () => {
+                debugServer.removeListener("error", reject);
+                this.servers.set(session.id, debugServer);
 
-        // make VS Code connect to debug server
-        return new vscode.DebugAdapterServer((<Net.AddressInfo>debugServer.address()).port);
+                // make VS Code connect to debug server
+                resolve(
+                    new vscode.DebugAdapterServer((<Net.AddressInfo>debugServer.address()).port),
+                );
+            });
+        });
     }
 
     public terminate(terminateEvent: TerminateEventArgs): void {
diff --git a/test/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.test.ts b/test/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.test.ts
index 30ee415ef..521c47b6f 100644
--- a/test/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.test.ts
+++ b/test/cdp-proxy/reactNativeCDPProxy.test.ts
@@ -290,9 +290,10 @@ suite("reactNativeCDPProxy", function () {
                 generateRandomPortNumber(),
             );
             const debuggerTarget = createConnectionStub();
-            const createWebSocketTransportStub = Sinon.stub(WebSocketTransport, "create").returns(
-                Promise.resolve(createTransportStub()),
-            );
+            const createApplicationTransportStub = Sinon.stub(
+                localProxy as any,
+                "createApplicationTransport",
+            ).returns(Promise.resolve(createTransportStub()));
 
             Object.assign(localProxy, {
                 browserInspectUri: "ws://localhost:1234/debugger",
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ suite("reactNativeCDPProxy", function () {
                     },
                 ]);
             } finally {
-                createWebSocketTransportStub.restore();
+                createApplicationTransportStub.restore();
             }
 
             assert.strictEqual(debuggerTarget.close.called, false);