diff --git a/bfxapi/client.py b/bfxapi/client.py
index 1700f6c..1d2d57c 100644
--- a/bfxapi/client.py
+++ b/bfxapi/client.py
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ a websocket client and a rest interface client
 
 from .websockets.bfx_websocket import BfxWebsocket
 from .rest.bfx_rest import BfxRest
-
-REST_HOST = 'https://api.bitfinex.com/v2'
-WS_HOST = 'wss://api.bitfinex.com/ws/2'
-PUB_REST_HOST = 'https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2'
-PUB_WS_HOST = 'wss://api-pub.bitfinex.com/ws/2'
+from .constants import *
 
 class Client:
     """
diff --git a/bfxapi/constants.py b/bfxapi/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0c6525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bfxapi/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+REST_HOST = 'https://api.bitfinex.com/v2'
+WS_HOST = 'wss://api.bitfinex.com/ws/2'
+PUB_REST_HOST = 'https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2'
+PUB_WS_HOST = 'wss://api-pub.bitfinex.com/ws/2'
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diff --git a/bfxapi/websockets/bfx_websocket.py b/bfxapi/websockets/bfx_websocket.py
index 74c2371..451d975 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websockets/bfx_websocket.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websockets/bfx_websocket.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .order_manager import OrderManager
 from ..utils.auth import generate_auth_payload
 from ..utils.decorators import handle_failure
 from ..models import Order, Trade, OrderBook, Ticker, FundingTicker
+from ..constants import PUB_WS_HOST
 
 
 class Flags:
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class BfxWebsocket(GenericWebsocket):
     - `unsubscribed` (Subscription): A channel has been un-subscribed
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, API_KEY=None, API_SECRET=None, host='wss://api-pub.bitfinex.com/ws/2',
+    def __init__(self, API_KEY=None, API_SECRET=None, host=PUB_WS_HOST,
                  manageOrderBooks=False, dead_man_switch=False, ws_capacity=25, logLevel='INFO', parse_float=float,
                  channel_filter=[], *args, **kwargs):
         self.API_KEY = API_KEY