diff --git a/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml b/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml
index daa29b4a60..1388a87853 100644
--- a/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/autonomi-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ default = ["metrics"]
 local = ["sn_peers_acquisition/local", "autonomi/local"]
 metrics = ["sn_logging/process-metrics"]
 network-contacts = ["sn_peers_acquisition/network-contacts"]
+websockets = ["autonomi/websockets"]
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "files"
diff --git a/autonomi/Cargo.toml b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
index 27b1439bda..be8297d75e 100644
--- a/autonomi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ registers = ["data"]
 loud = []
 external-signer = ["sn_evm/external-signer", "data"]
 extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
+websockets = ["sn_networking/websockets"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bip39 = "2.0.0"
diff --git a/sn_node/Cargo.toml b/sn_node/Cargo.toml
index f1d6dd688a..2d98a27ef8 100644
--- a/sn_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ nightly = []
 open-metrics = ["sn_networking/open-metrics", "prometheus-client"]
 encrypt-records = ["sn_networking/encrypt-records"]
 upnp = ["sn_networking/upnp"]
+websockets = ["sn_networking/websockets"]
 loud = ["sn_networking/loud"] # loud mode: print important messages to console
 extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]