diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/IO.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/IO.java
index 58b2941..06912a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/IO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/IO.java
@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ public class IO {
         } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
+        String id = Url.extractId(parsed);
+        String path = parsed.getPath();
+        boolean sameNamespace = managers.containsKey(id)
+                && managers.get(id).nsps.containsKey(path);
+        boolean newConnection = opts.forceNew || !opts.multiplex || sameNamespace;
         Manager io;
 
-        if (opts.forceNew || !opts.multiplex) {
+        if (newConnection) {
             logger.fine(String.format("ignoring socket cache for %s", source));
             io = new Manager(source, opts);
         } else {
-            String id = Url.extractId(parsed);
             if (!managers.containsKey(id)) {
                 logger.fine(String.format("new io instance for %s", source));
                 managers.putIfAbsent(id, new Manager(source, opts));
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java
index e9f7f31..509d274 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class Manager extends Emitter {
     /**
      * This HashMap can be accessed from outside of EventThread.
      */
-    private ConcurrentHashMap<String, Socket> nsps;
+    /*package*/ ConcurrentHashMap<String, Socket> nsps;
 
 
     public Manager() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/socket/client/Connection.java b/src/test/java/io/socket/client/Connection.java
index efb0133..60d3078 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/socket/client/Connection.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/socket/client/Connection.java
@@ -81,8 +81,16 @@ public abstract class Connection {
         return client(createOptions());
     }
 
+    Socket client(String path) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return IO.socket(path, createOptions());
+    }
+
     Socket client(IO.Options opts) throws URISyntaxException {
-        return IO.socket(uri() + nsp(), opts);
+        return client(nsp(), opts);
+    }
+
+    Socket client(String path, IO.Options opts) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return IO.socket(uri() + path, opts);
     }
 
     String uri() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/socket/client/ConnectionTest.java b/src/test/java/io/socket/client/ConnectionTest.java
index 33ffa4e..6c76ca8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/socket/client/ConnectionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/socket/client/ConnectionTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.not;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
 @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
@@ -47,6 +49,26 @@ public class ConnectionTest extends Connection {
         socket.close();
     }
 
+    @Test(timeout = TIMEOUT)
+    public void startTwoConnectionsWithSamePath() throws URISyntaxException, InterruptedException {
+        Socket s1 = client("/");
+        Socket s2 = client("/");
+
+        assertThat(s1.io(), not(equalTo(s2.io())));
+        s1.close();
+        s2.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test(timeout = TIMEOUT)
+    public void startTwoConnectionsWithSamePathAndDifferentQuerystrings() throws URISyntaxException, InterruptedException {
+        Socket s1 = client("/?woot");
+        Socket s2 = client("/");
+
+        assertThat(s1.io(), not(equalTo(s2.io())));
+        s1.close();
+        s2.close();
+    }
+
     @Test(timeout = TIMEOUT)
     public void workWithAcks() throws URISyntaxException, InterruptedException {
         final BlockingQueue<Object> values = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Object>();