diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
index 33d391f296..5b90d65d84 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ public class ActivityLogWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<Activi
         base.Dispose(dispose);
     }
 
-    private new void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts sending messages over an activity log web socket.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+    protected override void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
     {
         if (!message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator))
         {
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
index 0d614ba4f2..b403ff46d0 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ public class SessionInfoWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<IEnume
         base.Dispose(dispose);
     }
 
-    private new void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts sending messages over a session info web socket.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+    protected override void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
     {
         if (!message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator))
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs
index 0ad1e4f50b..e0942e490b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
         /// Starts sending messages over a web socket.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
-        protected void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
+        protected virtual void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
         {
             var vals = message.Data.Split(',');