diff --git a/examples/web-server/apache/README.md b/examples/web-server/apache/README.md
index 854f9cdaa6efa..e2b5ba4a1164c 100644
--- a/examples/web-server/apache/README.md
+++ b/examples/web-server/apache/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
         CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
 
-        ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
+        ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3000/ upgrade=any # required for websockets
         ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
         ProxyRequests Off
         ProxyPreserveHost On