diff --git a/pkg/service/wsprotocol.go b/pkg/service/wsprotocol.go
index db0b3e25a..6ecc77b36 100644
--- a/pkg/service/wsprotocol.go
+++ b/pkg/service/wsprotocol.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func (c *WSSignalConnection) ReadRequest() (*livekit.SignalRequest, error) {
 		msg := &livekit.SignalRequest{}
 		switch messageType {
 		case websocket.BinaryMessage:
+			// switch to protobuf if client supports it
+			c.useJSON = false
 			// protobuf encoded
 			err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, msg)
 			return msg, err
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 6cc887286..690be34e9 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const Version = "0.6.0"
+const Version = "0.6.1"