diff --git a/client/garageserver.io.js b/client/garageserver.io.js
index 73e0997..e58769e 100644
--- a/client/garageserver.io.js
+++ b/client/garageserver.io.js
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ var GarageServerIO = (function (socketio) {
 
         initializeGarageServer = function (path, options) {
             _options = options;
+            if(path == null || path.length <= 0) {
+                throw new Error('GarageServer.IO client is missing the server path - please verify the path argument passed to GarageServerIO.initializeGarageServer.');
+            }
             _socket = _io.connect(path + '/garageserver.io');
             registerSocketEvents();
         },
diff --git a/example/public/javascripts/game.js b/example/public/javascripts/game.js
index ffa4a22..151883c 100644
--- a/example/public/javascripts/game.js
+++ b/example/public/javascripts/game.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $(function () {
 
     window.addEventListener('resize', resizeCanvas, false);
 
-    GarageServerIO.initializeGarageServer('https://garageserver_io-c9-jbillmann.c9.io', {
+    GarageServerIO.initializeGarageServer('', {
         logging: true,
         onReady: startGame,
         onUpdatePlayerPrediction: GamePhysics.getNewPlayerState,