diff --git a/DOCKER_VERSION b/DOCKER_VERSION
index eab246c0..44e98ada 100644
--- a/DOCKER_VERSION
+++ b/DOCKER_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.3.2
+7.3.3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ab6dda67..26257ce3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RUN [ "make", "ws_install" ]
 FROM alpine as runtime
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache libstdc++
+RUN apk add --no-cache strace
 
 RUN addgroup -S app && adduser -S -G app app 
 COPY --chown=app:app --from=build /usr/local/bin/ws /usr/local/bin/ws
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 39268775..66d14b9a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,43 +1,59 @@
 version: "3"
 services:
-  snake:
-    image: bsergean/ws:build
-    entrypoint: ws snake --port 8765 --host 0.0.0.0 --redis_hosts redis1
+  # snake:
+  #   image: bsergean/ws:build
+  #   entrypoint: ws snake --port 8767 --host 0.0.0.0 --redis_hosts redis1
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "8767:8767"
+  #   networks:
+  #     - ws-net
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - redis1
+
+  # proxy:
+  #   image: bsergean/ws:build
+  #   entrypoint: strace ws proxy_server --remote_host 'wss://cobra.addsrv.com' --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8765 -v
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "8765:8765"
+  #   networks:
+  #     - ws-net
+
+  pyproxy:
+    image: bsergean/ws_proxy:build
+    entrypoint: /usr/bin/ws_proxy.py --remote_url 'wss://cobra.addsrv.com' --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8765
     ports:
       - "8765:8765"
     networks:
       - ws-net
-    depends_on:
-      - redis1
 
-  ws:
-    security_opt:
-    - seccomp:unconfined
-    cap_add:
-    - SYS_PTRACE
-    stdin_open: true
-    tty: true
-    image: bsergean/ws:build
-    entrypoint: bash
-    networks:
-      - ws-net
-    depends_on:
-      - redis1
-
-  redis1:
-    image: redis:alpine
-    networks:
-      - ws-net
-
-  statsd:
-    image: jaconel/statsd
-    ports:
-      - "8125:8125"
-    environment:
-      - STATSD_DUMP_MSG=true
-      - GRAPHITE_HOST=127.0.0.1
-    networks:
-      - ws-net
+        #  ws:
+        #    security_opt:
+        #    - seccomp:unconfined
+        #    cap_add:
+        #    - SYS_PTRACE
+        #    stdin_open: true
+        #    tty: true
+        #    image: bsergean/ws:build
+        #    entrypoint: sh
+        #    networks:
+        #      - ws-net
+        #    depends_on:
+        #      - redis1
+        #
+        #  redis1:
+        #    image: redis:alpine
+        #    networks:
+        #      - ws-net
+        #
+        #  statsd:
+        #    image: jaconel/statsd
+        #    ports:
+        #      - "8125:8125"
+        #    environment:
+        #      - STATSD_DUMP_MSG=true
+        #      - GRAPHITE_HOST=127.0.0.1
+        #    networks:
+        #      - ws-net
 
 networks:
   ws-net:
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
index 9e8f6893..2de2ede4 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketVersion.h
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define IX_WEBSOCKET_VERSION "7.3.1"
+#define IX_WEBSOCKET_VERSION "7.3.3"
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 1fd6f47d..ca3493eb 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ docker:
 docker_push:
 	docker tag ${IMG} ${LATEST}
 	docker push ${LATEST}
+	docker push ${IMG}
 
 run:
 	docker run --cap-add sys_ptrace --entrypoint=sh -it bsergean/ws:build
diff --git a/test/compatibility/python/websockets/DOCKER_VERSION b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/DOCKER_VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8acdd82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/DOCKER_VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.0.1
diff --git a/test/compatibility/python/websockets/Dockerfile b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..016e3f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM python:3.8.0-alpine3.10
+
+RUN pip install websockets
+COPY ws_proxy.py /usr/bin
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/ws_proxy.py
+
+EXPOSE 8765
+CMD ["python", "/usr/bin/ws_proxy.py"]
diff --git a/test/compatibility/python/websockets/makefile b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..018430ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.PHONY: docker
+
+NAME   := bsergean/ws_proxy
+TAG    := $(shell cat DOCKER_VERSION)
+IMG    := ${NAME}:${TAG}
+LATEST := ${NAME}:latest
+BUILD  := ${NAME}:build
+
+docker_test:
+	docker build -t ${BUILD} .
+
+docker:
+	git clean -dfx
+	docker build -t ${IMG} .
+	docker tag ${IMG} ${BUILD}
+
+docker_push:
+	docker tag ${IMG} ${LATEST}
+	docker push ${LATEST}
+	docker push ${IMG}
diff --git a/test/compatibility/python/websockets/ws_proxy.py b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/ws_proxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6956f46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compatibility/python/websockets/ws_proxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# WS server example
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import websockets
+
+
+async def hello(websocket, path):
+
+    url = REMOTE_URL + path
+    async with websockets.connect(url) as ws:
+        taskA = asyncio.create_task(clientToServer(ws, websocket))
+        taskB = asyncio.create_task(serverToClient(ws, websocket))
+
+        await taskA
+        await taskB
+
+
+async def clientToServer(ws, websocket):
+    async for message in ws:
+        await websocket.send(message)
+
+
+async def serverToClient(ws, websocket):
+    async for message in websocket:
+        await ws.send(message)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='websocket proxy.')
+    parser.add_argument('--host', help='Host to bind to.', default='localhost')
+    parser.add_argument('--port', help='Port to bind to.', default=8765)
+    parser.add_argument('--remote_url', help='Remote websocket url', default='ws://localhost:8767')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    REMOTE_URL = args.remote_url
+
+    start_server = websockets.serve(hello, args.host, args.port)
+
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(start_server)
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()
diff --git a/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp b/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp
index f0ccd712..c576affb 100644
--- a/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp
+++ b/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp
@@ -65,14 +65,13 @@ namespace ix
                 if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Open)
                 {
                     std::cerr << "New connection" << std::endl;
-                    std::cerr << "id: " << state->getId() << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << "server id: " << state->getId() << std::endl;
                     std::cerr << "Uri: " << msg->openInfo.uri << std::endl;
                     std::cerr << "Headers:" << std::endl;
                     for (auto it : msg->openInfo.headers)
                     {
                         std::cerr << it.first << ": " << it.second << std::endl;
                     }
-                    state->setConnected();
                 }
                 else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Close)
                 {
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ namespace ix
                               << " code " << msg->closeInfo.code << " reason "
                               << msg->closeInfo.reason << std::endl;
                     webSocket->close(msg->closeInfo.code, msg->closeInfo.reason);
+                    state->setTerminated();
                 }
                 else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Error)
                 {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace ix
                 if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Open)
                 {
                     std::cerr << "New connection" << std::endl;
-                    std::cerr << "id: " << state->getId() << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << "client id: " << state->getId() << std::endl;
                     std::cerr << "Uri: " << msg->openInfo.uri << std::endl;
                     std::cerr << "Headers:" << std::endl;
                     for (auto it : msg->openInfo.headers)
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ namespace ix
 
                     // we should sleep here for a bit until we've established the
                     // connection with the remote server
-                    while (!state->isConnected())
+                    while (state->webSocket().getReadyState() != ReadyState::Open)
                     {
+                        std::cerr << "waiting for server connection establishment" << std::endl;
                         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
                     }
+                    std::cerr << "server connection established" << std::endl;
                 }
                 else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Close)
                 {