diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d377827..82971f5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 [submodule "modules/websocketpp"]
 	path = modules/websocketpp
 	url = https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp.git
+	branch = develop
diff --git a/modules/websocketpp b/modules/websocketpp
index 1b11fd3..b9aeec6 160000
--- a/modules/websocketpp
+++ b/modules/websocketpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1b11fd301531e6df35a6107c1e8665b1e77a2d8e
+Subproject commit b9aeec6eaf3d5610503439b4fae3581d9aff08e8