diff --git a/examples/balancer/simple-balancer-with-websockets.js b/examples/balancer/simple-balancer-with-websockets.js
index 9c039f1..f27c9ef 100644
--- a/examples/balancer/simple-balancer-with-websockets.js
+++ b/examples/balancer/simple-balancer-with-websockets.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-var httpProxy = require('../../lib/node-http-proxy');
+var http = require('http'),
+    httpProxy = require('../../lib/node-http-proxy');
+
 //
 // A simple round-robin load balancing strategy.
 //