diff --git a/public/javascripts/ctrl.js b/public/javascripts/ctrl.js
index 60d05f6cc6..9575327d68 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/ctrl.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/ctrl.js
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ if (typeof console == "undefined" || typeof console.log == "undefined") console
 // declare now, populate later
 var lichess_translations = [];
 
+$.cookie.defaults = {
+  path: '/',
+  domain: document.domain.replace(/^\w+\.(.+)$/, '$1')
+};
+
 var lichess = {
   socket: null,
   socketDefaults: {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/deps.min.js b/public/javascripts/deps.min.js
index 518832cf33..c596fc68b8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/deps.min.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/deps.min.js
@@ -142,3 +142,70 @@ function(a){var b=N++;return a?a+b:b};b.templateSettings={evaluate:/<%([\s\S]+?)
 u,function(a,b){return"'+\n_.escape("+w(b)+")+\n'"}).replace(d.interpolate||u,function(a,b){return"'+\n("+w(b)+")+\n'"}).replace(d.evaluate||u,function(a,b){return"';\n"+w(b)+"\n;__p+='"})+"';\n";d.variable||(a="with(obj||{}){\n"+a+"}\n");var a="var __p='';var print=function(){__p+=Array.prototype.join.call(arguments, '')};\n"+a+"return __p;\n",e=new Function(d.variable||"obj","_",a);if(c)return e(c,b);c=function(a){return e.call(this,a,b)};c.source="function("+(d.variable||"obj")+"){\n"+a+"}";return c};
 b.chain=function(a){return b(a).chain()};var m=function(a){this._wrapped=a};b.prototype=m.prototype;var x=function(a,c){return c?b(a).chain():a},M=function(a,c){m.prototype[a]=function(){var a=i.call(arguments);J.call(a,this._wrapped);return x(c.apply(b,a),this._chain)}};b.mixin(b);j("pop,push,reverse,shift,sort,splice,unshift".split(","),function(a){var b=k[a];m.prototype[a]=function(){var d=this._wrapped;b.apply(d,arguments);var e=d.length;(a=="shift"||a=="splice")&&e===0&&delete d[0];return x(d,
 this._chain)}});j(["concat","join","slice"],function(a){var b=k[a];m.prototype[a]=function(){return x(b.apply(this._wrapped,arguments),this._chain)}});m.prototype.chain=function(){this._chain=true;return this};m.prototype.value=function(){return this._wrapped}}).call(this);
+
+/*!
+ * jQuery Cookie Plugin v1.2
+ * https://github.com/carhartl/jquery-cookie
+ */
+(function ($, document, undefined) {
+
+	var pluses = /\+/g;
+
+	function raw(s) {
+		return s;
+	}
+
+	function decoded(s) {
+		return decodeURIComponent(s.replace(pluses, ' '));
+	}
+
+	var config = $.cookie = function (key, value, options) {
+
+		// write
+		if (value !== undefined) {
+			options = $.extend({}, config.defaults, options);
+
+			if (value === null) {
+				options.expires = -1;
+			}
+
+			if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
+				var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
+				t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
+			}
+
+			value = config.json ? JSON.stringify(value) : String(value);
+
+			return (document.cookie = [
+				encodeURIComponent(key), '=', config.raw ? value : encodeURIComponent(value),
+				options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
+				options.path    ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
+				options.domain  ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
+				options.secure  ? '; secure' : ''
+			].join(''));
+		}
+
+		// read
+		var decode = config.raw ? raw : decoded;
+		var cookies = document.cookie.split('; ');
+		for (var i = 0, parts; (parts = cookies[i] && cookies[i].split('=')); i++) {
+			if (decode(parts.shift()) === key) {
+				var cookie = decode(parts.join('='));
+				return config.json ? JSON.parse(cookie) : cookie;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	};
+
+	config.defaults = {};
+
+	$.removeCookie = function (key, options) {
+		if ($.cookie(key) !== null) {
+			$.cookie(key, null, options);
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	};
+
+})(jQuery, document);
diff --git a/public/javascripts/socket.js b/public/javascripts/socket.js
index 7a6deb2f72..62ab2ab807 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/socket.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/socket.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ $.websocket.prototype = {
     if (self.ws) { self.ws.close(); self.ws = null; }
   },
   onError: function(e) {
-    if ($("#websocket-fail").length == 0) {
+    if (!$.cookie("wsok") && $("#websocket-fail").length == 0) {
       $.ajax("/assets/websocket-fail.html", {
         success: function(html) {
           $('body').prepend("<div id='websocket-fail'>" + html + "</div>");
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ $.websocket.prototype = {
     }
   },
   onSuccess: function() {
+    $.cookie("wsok", 1);
     $("#websocket-fail").remove();
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/javascripts/vendor/jquery.cookie.js b/public/javascripts/vendor/jquery.cookie.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e911a605c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/vendor/jquery.cookie.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*jshint eqnull:true */
+/*!
+ * jQuery Cookie Plugin v1.2
+ * https://github.com/carhartl/jquery-cookie
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011, Klaus Hartl
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0
+ */
+(function ($, document, undefined) {
+
+	var pluses = /\+/g;
+
+	function raw(s) {
+		return s;
+	}
+
+	function decoded(s) {
+		return decodeURIComponent(s.replace(pluses, ' '));
+	}
+
+	var config = $.cookie = function (key, value, options) {
+
+		// write
+		if (value !== undefined) {
+			options = $.extend({}, config.defaults, options);
+
+			if (value === null) {
+				options.expires = -1;
+			}
+
+			if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
+				var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
+				t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
+			}
+
+			value = config.json ? JSON.stringify(value) : String(value);
+
+			return (document.cookie = [
+				encodeURIComponent(key), '=', config.raw ? value : encodeURIComponent(value),
+				options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
+				options.path    ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
+				options.domain  ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
+				options.secure  ? '; secure' : ''
+			].join(''));
+		}
+
+		// read
+		var decode = config.raw ? raw : decoded;
+		var cookies = document.cookie.split('; ');
+		for (var i = 0, parts; (parts = cookies[i] && cookies[i].split('=')); i++) {
+			if (decode(parts.shift()) === key) {
+				var cookie = decode(parts.join('='));
+				return config.json ? JSON.parse(cookie) : cookie;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	};
+
+	config.defaults = {};
+
+	$.removeCookie = function (key, options) {
+		if ($.cookie(key) !== null) {
+			$.cookie(key, null, options);
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	};
+
+})(jQuery, document);
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/common.css b/public/stylesheets/common.css
index af36ebf0ca..eb8845a32f 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/common.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/common.css
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ div.side_menu a.active {
 #nb_connected_players {
   float: left;
   color: #999;
-  font-style: italic;
   border-left: 1px solid #ccc;
 }
 a.goto_nav {