diff --git a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/README.md b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/README.md
index 63e63e6cb1b3..b795567e47b2 100644
--- a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/README.md
+++ b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/README.md
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ npm install @azure/web-pubsub-express
 const express = require("express");
 
 const { WebPubSubEventHandler } = require("@azure/web-pubsub-express");
-const handler = new WebPubSubEventHandler("chat", {
-  handleConnect: (req, res) => {
-    // auth the connection and set the userId of the connection
-    res.success();
-  }
-});
+const handler = new WebPubSubEventHandler("chat");
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -114,9 +109,6 @@ const express = require("express");
 
 const { WebPubSubEventHandler } = require("@azure/web-pubsub-express");
 const handler = new WebPubSubEventHandler("chat", {
-  handleConnect: (req, res) => {
-    res.success();
-  },
   allowedEndpoints: [
     "https://<yourAllowedService1>.webpubsub.azure.com",
     "https://<yourAllowedService2>.webpubsub.azure.com"
@@ -139,11 +131,7 @@ const express = require("express");
 
 const { WebPubSubEventHandler } = require("@azure/web-pubsub-express");
 const handler = new WebPubSubEventHandler("chat", {
-  path: "customPath1",
-  handleConnect: (req, res) => {
-    // auth the connection and set the userId of the connection
-    res.success();
-  }
+  path: "customPath1"
 });
 
 const app = express();
@@ -151,6 +139,7 @@ const app = express();
 app.use(handler.getMiddleware());
 
 app.listen(3000, () =>
+  // Azure WebPubSub Upstream ready at http://localhost:3000/customPath1
   console.log(`Azure WebPubSub Upstream ready at http://localhost:3000${handler.path}`)
 );
 ```
diff --git a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/samples/v1/javascript/server.js b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/samples/v1/javascript/server.js
index 7c6ffd758e74..effd4ec36896 100644
--- a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/samples/v1/javascript/server.js
+++ b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/samples/v1/javascript/server.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const { WebPubSubEventHandler } = require("@azure/web-pubsub-express");
 const express = require("express");
 
 const handler = new WebPubSubEventHandler("chat", {
-  path: "/api/webpubsub",
   handleConnect(req, res) {
     console.log(req);
     res.success();
diff --git a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/src/cloudEventsDispatcher.ts b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/src/cloudEventsDispatcher.ts
index 1b8cea1f1f79..f96946dc683f 100644
--- a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/src/cloudEventsDispatcher.ts
+++ b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/src/cloudEventsDispatcher.ts
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ export class CloudEventsDispatcher {
     switch (eventType) {
       case EventType.Connect:
         if (!this.eventHandler?.handleConnect) {
-          response.statusCode = 401;
-          response.end("Connect event handler is not configured.");
+          response.end();
           return true;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/test/connect.spec.ts b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/test/connect.spec.ts
index 97c5f7ddee7d..2fa30040ddad 100644
--- a/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/test/connect.spec.ts
+++ b/sdk/web-pubsub/web-pubsub-express/test/connect.spec.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe("Can handle connect event", function() {
     assert.isTrue(endSpy.notCalled);
   });
 
-  it("Should response with 401 when option is not specified", async function() {
+  it("Should response with 200 when option is not specified", async function() {
     const endSpy = sinon.spy(res, "end");
     buildRequest(req, "hub", "conn1");
 
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ describe("Can handle connect event", function() {
     const result = await dispatcher.handleRequest(req, res);
     assert.isTrue(result, "should handle");
     assert.isTrue(endSpy.calledOnce, "should call once");
-    assert.equal(401, res.statusCode, "should be 401");
+    assert.equal(200, res.statusCode, "should be 200");
   });
 
-  it("Should response with 401 when handler is not specified", async function() {
+  it("Should response with 200 when handler is not specified", async function() {
     const endSpy = sinon.spy(res, "end");
     buildRequest(req, "hub", "conn1");
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("Can handle connect event", function() {
     const result = await dispatcher.handleRequest(req, res);
     assert.isTrue(result, "should handle");
     assert.isTrue(endSpy.calledOnce, "should call once");
-    assert.equal(401, res.statusCode, "should be 401");
+    assert.equal(200, res.statusCode, "should be 200");
   });
 
   it("Should response with error when handler returns error", async function() {