diff --git a/ws/message.go b/ws/message.go
index e577eb7..58b6f5f 100644
--- a/ws/message.go
+++ b/ws/message.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func readMessage(reader io.Reader) (*Message, error){
 
 
 // Send sends a frame over a socket
-func (m Message) Send(socket net.Conn) error {
+func (m Message) Send(writer io.Writer) error {
 
 	header := make([]byte, 0, maximumHeaderSize)
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (m Message) Send(socket net.Conn) error {
 	writeBuf = append(writeBuf, m.Data[0:m.Size]...)
 
 	/* (4) Send over socket */
-	_, err := socket.Write(writeBuf)
+	_, err := writer.Write(writeBuf)
 	if err != nil { return err }
 
 	return nil