diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 820459e..2cea3e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ The general flow is
 import ga "saml.dev/gome-assistant"
 
 // replace with IP and port of your Home Assistant installation
-app, err := ga.NewApp("0.0.0.0:8123")
+app, err := ga.NewApp(ga.NewAppRequest{
+	URL:              "http://192.168.1.123:8123",
+	HAAuthToken:      os.Getenv("HA_AUTH_TOKEN"),
+	HomeZoneEntityId: "zone.home",
+})
 
 // create automations here (see next sections)
 
diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 66cf94f..bd20a4f 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ func NewApp(request NewAppRequest) (*App, error) {
 		if port == "" {
 			port = "8123"
 		}
+		baseURL.Scheme = "http"
+		if request.Secure {
+			baseURL.Scheme = "https"
+		}
 		baseURL.Host = request.IpAddress + ":" + port
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/http/http.go b/internal/http/http.go
index 8fee706..8d9c9f7 100644
--- a/internal/http/http.go
+++ b/internal/http/http.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type HttpClient struct {
 func NewHttpClient(url *url.URL, token string) *HttpClient {
 	// Shallow copy the URL to avoid modifying the original
 	u := *url
+	u.Path = "/api"
 	if u.Scheme == "ws" {
 		u.Scheme = "http"
 	}
diff --git a/internal/websocket/websocket.go b/internal/websocket/websocket.go
index ad48b33..eab5030 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/websocket.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/websocket.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func ConnectionFromUri(baseURL *url.URL, authToken string) (*websocket.Conn, con
 
 	// Shallow copy the URL to avoid modifying the original
 	urlWebsockets := *baseURL
+	urlWebsockets.Path = "/api/websocket"
 	if baseURL.Scheme == "http" {
 		urlWebsockets.Scheme = "ws"
 	}