diff --git a/tempest/common/compute.py b/tempest/common/compute.py
index 1489e60..4ac92d9 100644
--- a/tempest/common/compute.py
+++ b/tempest/common/compute.py
@@ -392,8 +392,11 @@
 
     def _upgrade(self, url):
         """Upgrade the HTTP connection to a WebSocket and verify."""
-        # The real request goes to the /websockify URI always
-        reqdata = 'GET /websockify HTTP/1.1\r\n'
+        # It is possible to pass the path as a query parameter in the request,
+        # so use it if present
+        qparams = urlparse.parse_qs(url.query)
+        path = qparams['path'][0] if 'path' in qparams else '/websockify'
+        reqdata = 'GET %s HTTP/1.1\r\n' % path
         reqdata += 'Host: %s' % url.hostname
         # Add port only if we have one specified
         if url.port:
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@
         reqdata += '\r\n'
         # Tell the HTTP Server to Upgrade the connection to a WebSocket
         reqdata += 'Upgrade: websocket\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\n'
-        # The token=xxx is sent as a Cookie not in the URI
+        # The token=xxx is sent as a Cookie not in the URI for noVNC < v1.1.0
         reqdata += 'Cookie: %s\r\n' % url.query
         # Use a hard-coded WebSocket key since a test program
         reqdata += 'Sec-WebSocket-Key: x3JJHMbDL1EzLkh9GBhXDw==\r\n'