1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/autoprovider.js b/lib/autoprovider.js
index a2c265ccb..0501b93d8 100644
--- a/lib/autoprovider.js
+++ b/lib/autoprovider.js
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
  * if it fails, it uses HttpRpcProvider
  */
 
-// TODO: is these line is supposed to be here? 
+var web3 = require('./web3'); // jshint ignore:line
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'build') {
     var WebSocket = require('ws'); // jshint ignore:line
-    var web3 = require('./web3'); // jshint ignore:line
 }
 
 /**
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ var AutoProvider = function (userOptions) {
             self.poll = self.provider.poll.bind(self.provider);
         }
         self.sendQueue.forEach(function (payload) {
-            self.provider(payload);
+            self.provider.send(payload);
         });
         self.onmessageQueue.forEach(function (handler) {
             self.provider.onmessage = handler;