diff --git a/vnc_lite.html b/vnc_lite.html
index 4a96d448..adbc4cc6 100644
--- a/vnc_lite.html
+++ b/vnc_lite.html
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@
         }
 
         var password = WebUtil.getConfigVar('password', '');
-        var path = WebUtil.getConfigVar('path', 'websockify');
+        
+        var path = WebUtil.getConfigVar('path', null);
+        if (!path) {
+            path = WebUtil.readCookie('noVNC_setting_path', 'websockify');
+        }
 
         // If a token variable is passed in, set the parameter in a cookie.
         // This is used by nova-novncproxy.