diff --git a/man/mosquitto.conf.5.xml b/man/mosquitto.conf.5.xml
index 90509fd4b..898d48be8 100644
--- a/man/mosquitto.conf.5.xml
+++ b/man/mosquitto.conf.5.xml
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ log_timestamp_format %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S
 							"openssl rehash <path to capath>" each time
 							you add/remove a certificate.
 						</para>
+						<para><option>capath</option> is not supported for websockets.</para>
 					</listitem>
 				</varlistentry>
 				<varlistentry>
diff --git a/mosquitto.conf b/mosquitto.conf
index 10b0406eb..afaad5a20 100644
--- a/mosquitto.conf
+++ b/mosquitto.conf
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
 # containing the CA certificates. For capath to work correctly, the
 # certificate files must have ".crt" as the file ending and you must run
 # "openssl rehash <path to capath>" each time you add/remove a certificate.
+# capath is not supported for websockets.
 #cafile
 #capath
 
diff --git a/src/websockets.c b/src/websockets.c
index 4d91579ad..aa1fcccaf 100644
--- a/src/websockets.c
+++ b/src/websockets.c
@@ -698,7 +698,12 @@ void mosq_websockets_init(struct mosquitto__listener *listener, const struct mos
 	info.gid = -1;
 	info.uid = -1;
 #ifdef WITH_TLS
-	info.ssl_ca_filepath = listener->cafile;
+	if(listener->cafile){
+		info.ssl_ca_filepath = listener->cafile;
+	}
+	else if(listener->capath){
+		log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_WARNING, "Warning: CA path option is not supported for websockets");
+	}
 	info.ssl_cert_filepath = listener->certfile;
 	info.ssl_private_key_filepath = listener->keyfile;
 	info.ssl_cipher_list = listener->ciphers;