diff --git a/plugin/notes-server/client.js b/plugin/notes-server/client.js
index 628586f..719b495 100644
--- a/plugin/notes-server/client.js
+++ b/plugin/notes-server/client.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// When a new notes window connects, post our current state
-	socket.on( 'connect', function( data ) {
+	socket.on( 'new-subscriber', function( data ) {
 		post();
 	} );
 
diff --git a/plugin/notes-server/index.js b/plugin/notes-server/index.js
index df917f1..75838de 100644
--- a/plugin/notes-server/index.js
+++ b/plugin/notes-server/index.js
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
+var http      = require('http');
 var express   = require('express');
 var fs        = require('fs');
 var io        = require('socket.io');
 var _         = require('underscore');
 var Mustache  = require('mustache');
 
-var app       = express.createServer();
+var app       = express();
 var staticDir = express.static;
+var server    = http.createServer(app);
 
-io            = io.listen(app);
+io = io(server);
 
 var opts = {
 	port :      1947,
 	baseDir :   __dirname + '/../../'
 };
 
-io.sockets.on( 'connection', function( socket ) {
+io.on( 'connection', function( socket ) {
 
-	socket.on( 'connect', function( data ) {
-		socket.broadcast.emit( 'connect', data );
+	socket.on( 'new-subscriber', function( data ) {
+		socket.broadcast.emit( 'new-subscriber', data );
 	});
 
 	socket.on( 'statechanged', function( data ) {
@@ -26,12 +28,8 @@ io.sockets.on( 'connection', function( socket ) {
 
 });
 
-app.configure( function() {
-
-	[ 'css', 'js', 'images', 'plugin', 'lib' ].forEach( function( dir ) {
-		app.use( '/' + dir, staticDir( opts.baseDir + dir ) );
-	});
-
+[ 'css', 'js', 'images', 'plugin', 'lib' ].forEach( function( dir ) {
+	app.use( '/' + dir, staticDir( opts.baseDir + dir ) );
 });
 
 app.get('/', function( req, res ) {
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ app.get( '/notes/:socketId', function( req, res ) {
 });
 
 // Actually listen
-app.listen( opts.port || null );
+server.listen( opts.port || null );
 
 var brown = '\033[33m',
 	green = '\033[32m',
diff --git a/plugin/notes-server/notes.html b/plugin/notes-server/notes.html
index 72d0317..d924ad9 100644
--- a/plugin/notes-server/notes.html
+++ b/plugin/notes-server/notes.html
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@
 				if( connected === false ) {
 					connected = true;
 
-					setupIframes( data );
 					setupKeyboard();
 					setupNotes();
 					setupTimer();
@@ -206,13 +205,19 @@
 
 			} );
 
+			// Load our presentation iframes
+			setupIframes();
+
+			// Once the iframes have loaded, emit a signal saying there's
+			// a new subscriber which will trigger a 'statechanged'
+			// message to be sent back
 			window.addEventListener( 'message', function( event ) {
 
 				var data = JSON.parse( event.data );
 
 				if( data && data.namespace === 'reveal' ) {
 					if( /ready/.test( data.eventName ) ) {
-						socket.emit( 'connect', { socketId: socketId } );
+						socket.emit( 'new-subscriber', { socketId: socketId } );
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -267,7 +272,7 @@
 			/**
 			 * Creates the preview iframes.
 			 */
-			function setupIframes( data ) {
+			function setupIframes() {
 
 				var params = [
 					'receiver',
@@ -277,9 +282,8 @@
 					'backgroundTransition=none'
 				].join( '&' );
 
-				var hash = '#/' + data.state.indexh + '/' + data.state.indexv;
-				var currentURL = '/?' + params + '&postMessageEvents=true' + hash;
-				var upcomingURL = '/?' + params + '&controls=false' + hash;
+				var currentURL = '/?' + params + '&postMessageEvents=true';
+				var upcomingURL = '/?' + params + '&controls=false';
 
 				currentSlide = document.createElement( 'iframe' );
 				currentSlide.setAttribute( 'width', 1280 );