diff --git a/akka-http/src/main/scala/AkkaCometServlet.scala b/akka-http/src/main/scala/AkkaCometServlet.scala
index c5a6fb3fba..62f53732e9 100644
--- a/akka-http/src/main/scala/AkkaCometServlet.scala
+++ b/akka-http/src/main/scala/AkkaCometServlet.scala
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class AkkaServlet extends AtmosphereServlet with Logging {
 
   addInitParameter(AtmosphereServlet.DISABLE_ONSTATE_EVENT,"true")
   addInitParameter(AtmosphereServlet.BROADCASTER_CLASS,classOf[AkkaBroadcaster].getName)
+  addInitParameter("org.atmosphere.useStream","true")
   addInitParameter("com.sun.jersey.config.property.packages",c.getList("akka.rest.resource_packages").mkString(";"))
   addInitParameter("com.sun.jersey.spi.container.ResourceFilters",c.getList("akka.rest.filters").mkString(","))