diff --git a/modules/websocket/doc_classes/WebSocketPeer.xml b/modules/websocket/doc_classes/WebSocketPeer.xml
index 4c2d0159a66..238dd305368 100644
--- a/modules/websocket/doc_classes/WebSocketPeer.xml
+++ b/modules/websocket/doc_classes/WebSocketPeer.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			<return type="void" />
 			<param index="0" name="enabled" type="bool" />
 			<description>
-				Disable Nagle's algorithm on the underling TCP socket (default). See [method StreamPeerTCP.set_no_delay] for more information.
+				Disable Nagle's algorithm on the underlying TCP socket (default). See [method StreamPeerTCP.set_no_delay] for more information.
 				[b]Note:[/b] Not available in the Web export.
 			</description>
 		</method>
diff --git a/modules/websocket/wsl_peer.cpp b/modules/websocket/wsl_peer.cpp
index 38cb6148470..d0232a7a2c4 100644
--- a/modules/websocket/wsl_peer.cpp
+++ b/modules/websocket/wsl_peer.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ void WSLPeer::Resolver::try_next_candidate(Ref<StreamPeerTCP> &p_tcp) {
 		p_tcp->poll();
 		StreamPeerTCP::Status status = p_tcp->get_status();
 		if (status == StreamPeerTCP::STATUS_CONNECTED) {
-			p_tcp->set_no_delay(true);
 			ip_candidates.clear();
 			return;
 		} else if (status == StreamPeerTCP::STATUS_CONNECTING) {
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ void WSLPeer::Resolver::try_next_candidate(Ref<StreamPeerTCP> &p_tcp) {
 	while (ip_candidates.size()) {
 		Error err = p_tcp->connect_to_host(ip_candidates.pop_front(), port);
 		if (err == OK) {
+			p_tcp->set_no_delay(true);
 			return;
 		} else {
 			p_tcp->disconnect_from_host();
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ Error WSLPeer::accept_stream(Ref<StreamPeer> p_stream) {
 	}
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(connection.is_null() || tcp.is_null(), ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
 	is_server = true;
+	tcp->set_no_delay(true);
 	ready_state = STATE_CONNECTING;
 	handshake_buffer->resize(WSL_MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
 	handshake_buffer->seek(0);