diff --git a/easywsclient.cpp b/easywsclient.cpp
index 31ac572..b3b7591 100644
--- a/easywsclient.cpp
+++ b/easywsclient.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ WebSocket::pointer WebSocket::from_url(std::string url) {
     else if (sscanf(url.c_str(), "ws://%[^/]/%s", host, path) == 2) {
         port = 80;
     }
+    else if (sscanf(url.c_str(), "ws://%[^:]:%d", host, &port) == 2) {
+    }
     else {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Could not parse WebSocket url: %s\n", url.c_str());
         return NULL;