diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb
index 668ca81a..8d2c744e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ CodeOceanEditorWebsocket = {
       sockURL.pathname = url;
       sockURL.protocol = '<%= DockerClient.config['ws_client_protocol'] %>';
 
-      return sockURL.toString();
+      //return the URL, but strip last # if there is one...
+      return sockURL.toString().replace(/#$/,'');
   },
 
   initializeSocket: function(url) {