diff --git a/configs/client-default.js b/configs/client-default.js
index 19443ec5..c71e359d 100644
--- a/configs/client-default.js
+++ b/configs/client-default.js
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
             servers: options.vfsServers,
             updateServers: hosted,
             strictRegion: options.strictRegion
-                || options.mode === "beta" && "beta"
+                || options.mode === "beta" && "beta",
+            ignoreProtocolVersion: options.ignoreProtocolVersion,
         },
         {
             packagePath: "plugins/c9.ide.auth/auth",
diff --git a/plugins/c9.vfs.client/endpoint.js b/plugins/c9.vfs.client/endpoint.js
index b2c4524f..f3484697 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.vfs.client/endpoint.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.vfs.client/endpoint.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
             options.updateServers = false;
             
         var strictRegion = query.region || options.strictRegion;
+        var ignoreProtocolVersion = options.ignoreProtocolVersion;
         var region = strictRegion || options.region;
 
         var servers;
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
                 return isBetaServer === isBetaClient;
             });
             servers = servers.filter(function(s) {
-                return s.version == undefined || s.version == version;
+                return ignoreProtocolVersion || s.version == undefined || s.version == version;
             });
             return servers.sort(function(a, b) {
                 if (a.region == b.region) {