diff --git a/example/main.ts b/example/main.ts
index b470839..a624a21 100644
--- a/example/main.ts
+++ b/example/main.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ n.on('ready', () => {
       const el = document.getElementById('lobbies')
       if (el !== null) {
         el.innerHTML = ''
-        if (lobbies.length === 0) {
+        if (lobbies === null || lobbies.length === 0) {
           const li = document.createElement('li')
           li.innerHTML = '<i>no lobbies</i>'
           el.appendChild(li)
diff --git a/internal/signaling/handler.go b/internal/signaling/handler.go
index d413d7b..4e414f5 100644
--- a/internal/signaling/handler.go
+++ b/internal/signaling/handler.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/koenbollen/logging"
@@ -18,11 +19,6 @@ import (
 const MaxConnectionTime = 1 * time.Hour
 
 func Handler(ctx context.Context, store stores.Store, cloudflare *cloudflare.CredentialsClient) http.HandlerFunc {
-	acceptOptions := &websocket.AcceptOptions{
-		// Allow any origin/game to connect.
-		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-	}
-
 	manager := &TimeoutManager{}
 	go manager.Run(ctx)
 
@@ -34,6 +30,17 @@ func Handler(ctx context.Context, store stores.Store, cloudflare *cloudflare.Cre
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, MaxConnectionTime)
 		defer cancel()
 
+		userAgentLower := strings.ToLower(r.Header.Get("User-Agent"))
+		isSafari := strings.Contains(userAgentLower, "safari") && !strings.Contains(userAgentLower, "chrome") && !strings.Contains(userAgentLower, "android")
+		acceptOptions := &websocket.AcceptOptions{
+			// Allow any origin/game to connect.
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		}
+
+		if isSafari {
+			acceptOptions.CompressionMode = websocket.CompressionDisabled
+		}
+
 		conn, err := websocket.Accept(w, r, acceptOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			util.ErrorAndAbort(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "", err)