diff --git a/bin/wsdump.py b/bin/wsdump.py
index 85c455d..0c9e1ae 100755
--- a/bin/wsdump.py
+++ b/bin/wsdump.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class InteractiveConsole(code.InteractiveConsole):
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
     console = InteractiveConsole()
-    ws = websocket.create_connection(args.url)
     if args.verbose > 1:
         websocket.enableTrace(True)
+    ws = websocket.create_connection(args.url)
     print("Press Ctrl+C to quit")
 
     def recv():
@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ def main():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
         main()
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception as e:
         print(e)
diff --git a/websocket.py b/websocket.py
index 0e18729..7781c0a 100644
--- a/websocket.py
+++ b/websocket.py
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class WebSocket(object):
         if "origin" in options:
             headers.append("Origin: %s" % options["origin"])
         else:
-            headers.append("Origin: %s" % hostport)
+            headers.append("Origin: http://%s" % hostport)
 
         key = _create_sec_websocket_key()
         headers.append("Sec-WebSocket-Key: %s" % key)