diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/websockets.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/websockets.adoc
index 1328aeaacbd4e..25f0b1e136e88 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/websockets.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/websockets.adoc
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public class ChatSocket {
     @OnOpen
     public void onOpen(Session session, @PathParam("username") String username) {
         sessions.put(username, session);
-        broadcast("User " + username + " joined");
     }
 
     @OnClose
@@ -119,7 +118,11 @@ public class ChatSocket {
 
     @OnMessage
     public void onMessage(String message, @PathParam("username") String username) {
-        broadcast(">> " + username + ": " + message);
+        if (message.equalsIgnoreCase("_ready_")) {
+            broadcast("User " + username + " joined");
+        } else {
+            broadcast(">> " + username + ": " + message);
+        }
     }
 
     private void broadcast(String message) {