diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index bf01c54..542a085 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 /*eslint-env browser*/
 /*global __resourceQuery*/
 
-require("eventsource-polyfill");
-
 var options = {
   path: "/__webpack_hmr",
   timeout: 20 * 1000,
diff --git a/middleware.js b/middleware.js
index 7f9a9ac..9aa9d39 100644
--- a/middleware.js
+++ b/middleware.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function webpackHotMiddleware(compiler, opts) {
     });
   });
   return function(req, res, next) {
-    if (req.path !== opts.path) return next();
+    if (req.url !== opts.path) return next();
     eventStream.handler(req, res);
   };
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c8d745..5b9d89e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "author": "Glen Mailer <glen@stainlessed.co.uk>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "eventsource-polyfill": "^0.9.6",
     "strip-ansi": "^2.0.1"
   }
 }