diff --git a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
index 6fa37b8..c321833 100644
--- a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public final class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate, SocketLogClient {
 
     public init(client:SocketEngineClient, sessionDelegate:NSURLSessionDelegate?) {
         self.client = client
-        self.session = NSURLSession(configuration: NSURLSessionConfiguration.ephemeralSessionConfiguration(),
+        self.session = NSURLSession(configuration: NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration(),
             delegate: sessionDelegate, delegateQueue: workQueue)
     }